SURNAMES IN ITALY

Soresini

This form is a variant of the surname Soresina.

Origin and meaning

E. De Felice notes that this surname derives from the place name Soresina, a locality in the Cremona area, and documents it as rare and sporadic in Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna.

E. Rossoni agrees on the toponymic origin and places the surname specifically in Lombardy. He adds that the variant Soresini, likewise rare, has a more restricted distribution, concentrated in the south of the Milan area and in the Cremona area.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Lombardy and Emilia (rare and sporadic)

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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 Felice, E. (1978). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Milano: Mondadori.
  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org