Surname Pastorelli
Origin and meaning
F. De Laurentiis indicates that the surname was formed from the name and nickname Pastor, already common in the 13th century in the Latinised forms Pastor, Pastorius and Pastorinus, derived from the occupational name pastore (shepherd).
P. Regati records it as a surname proper to the Briga area, in the border zone between Liguria, Piedmont and France.
💡 The surname Pastorelli also appears as altered form of the surname Pastore in other studies consulted in this project.
Geographic distribution: Veneto
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Drawing on 2 authors, this entry presents the different hypotheses about the origin of the surname, avoiding a single oversimplified explanation.
Sources
This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:
- De Laurentiis, F. (2003). Cognomi occhiobellesi. Storia, curiosità, significati e classifiche. Occhiobello: Teatro Polivalente di Occhiobello (T.P.O.). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20030516113456/http://www.comune.occhiobello.ro.it/cognomi/
- Regati, P. (2003). Cognomi genovesi e liguri. Retrieved from https://digilander.libero.it/paolore2/cult_tradiz/cognomi.html