SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Redolfi

Origin and meaning

E. Rossoni identifies it as a very rare surname, specific to the Bergamo and Brescia areas. He derives it from the Gothic name Redulf or Rodulf, already diffused in the 9th century.

It is considered a recurrent anthroponymic surname, derived from the Gothic Redulf ("counselling wolf/warrior"). The similar surname Radolfi is recorded.

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

Geographic distribution: The Bergamo and Brescia area (Lombardy).

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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:

  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org
  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.