SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Queri

Origin and meaning

Queri is a very rare Italian surname, typical e Friuli area. 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. Variants: Quer, Quero.

💡 The surname Queri 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)

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary integrates the information available in specialized onomastic 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.