SURNAMES IN ITALY

Stocchi

This form is a variant of the surname Stocco.

Origin and meaning

F. De Laurentiis notes that the surname has as its base nicknames derived from stocco, a word that designated both "the stalk of maize or the pole of the haystack" and "a kind of robust sword suited to thrusting blows".

R. Brondolo, for his part, links the term stocco with the idea of "instrument for forcing" and, by extension, with the figurative sense of "trickster", without ruling out an origin as a trade name. Brondolo associates this surname with northern Italy.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Veneto

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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:

  • De Laurentiis, F. (2003). Cognomi occhiobellesi. Storia, curiosità, significati e classifiche. Occhiobello: Teatro Polivalente di Occhiobello (T.P.O.). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20030516113456/http://www.comune.occhiobello.ro.it/cognomi/
  • Brondolo, R. (2004, May 23). Questioni di nomi e di terre [Weekly newspaper article]. L'Ancora. https://web.archive.org/brondolo_nomi_1.html