SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Tiraboschi

Origin and meaning

Possibly of Germanic origin meaning "shepherd". This surname is typical of Lombardy.

The authors agree that this surname would derive from terms of Germanic origin: tierbursch, meaning "young cowherd or shepherd", or tierwysch, meaning "expert in livestock", possibly linked to the trade of the original family stems.

E. Rossoni specifies that the term tierwysch is of Lombard origin, and places the surname mainly in the Bergamo area, with a presence also in the Cremona area, Milan and in the province of Potenza. For its part, the source of Surnames in Italy notes that the surname would have its roots in the Val Seriana, a valley located in the Bergamo area, a detail that complements the location proposed by Rossoni.

Rossoni also distinguishes a variant, Tirabosco, considerably rarer, with stems in Bolzano, the Padua area, Vicenza and the Catanzaro area.

Variants

Geographic distribution: 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.