SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Piemonte

Origin and meaning

The authors agree that this surname derives from the Piedmontese origin of the ancestor or from a prolonged stay in Piedmont. F. Miranda adds that the name of the region comes from the medieval Latin pedemontium, which means 'at the foot of the mountain'.

On its geographic distribution, E. Rossoni notes a presence in the Udine area (Buia, Fiumicello and Gemona del Friuli), in Gorizia and Trieste, in Rome, in the Naples and Salerno areas, in Apulia, and notably in Sicily, especially in the Catania area (Castel di Iudica, Catania and Paternò), in Regalbuto in the Enna area, and in Lipari in the Messina area.

Miranda broadens this panorama and indicates that the surname extends across around 170 municipalities in several regions, among them Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Campania, Sicily, Lombardy, Lazio, Piedmont, Tuscany, Apulia, Veneto, Emilia-Romagna and Calabria, with specific pockets also in the other regions. In Sicily he specifies a presence in the provinces of Catania, Enna, Palermo and Messina.

Altered forms and derivatives

Geographic distribution: It has a presence in the Udine area (Buia, Fiumicello and Gemona del Friuli), in Gorizia and Trieste, in Rome, in the Naples and Salerno areas, in Apulia, and a significant presence in Sicily (Catania area: Castel di Iudica, Catania and Paternò; Regalbuto in the Enna area; Lipari in the Messina area).

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Comparative analysis based on 2 authors: where they agree, the hypothesis is strengthened; where they differ, the alternative interpretations are presented.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
  • Miranda, F. (2013). I cognomi di Regalbuto, Catenanuova e Centuripe. Ginevra Bentivoglio EditoriA.