SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Tioli

Origin and meaning

E. De Felice notes that this surname formed from the aphaeretic hypocoristics of Mattiolo, Mattiozzo or Mattiusso, familiar appellatives of predominantly Venetan use of the name Mattia, with a presence also in Emilia-Romagna.

E. Rossoni agrees on the origin through the aphaeresis of Mattiolo, a hypocoristic of the name Matteo, though he locates the surname specifically in the Modena area, with a special concentration in Mirandola and in the city of Modena itself.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Veneto and Emilia-Romagna

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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