SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Quer

Origin and meaning

Quer is a very rare Italian surname, typical e area Treviso. It could derive from nicknames derived from the Latin word 'querus' (in Italian quercia = oak), alluding to a population that lived in an area where this tree prevailed, or also to the strength and / or resistance person. It could also derive from the place name Quero, from the province lluno or from the Quero canton in Treviso. Other variants: Queri, Quero.

💡 The surname Quer also appears as variant of the surname Quero in other studies consulted in this project.

📍 You can view how this surname is distributed in Italy: View distribution in Italy (Cognomix)

Entry compiled from specialized sources on Italian surname studies.

Sources

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

  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.