SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Turati

Origin and meaning

From the name of the town of Turate near Como in Lombardy.

The authors agree that this surname derives from the place name Turate, a locality located in the province of Como, in the upper Lombardy area. E. De Felice notes that its presence is concentrated especially in Milan and in the Como area. F. De Laurentiis agrees with this geographical distribution and confirms the toponymic origin of the surname.

Geographic distribution: Upper Lombardy (high frequency, especially Milan and Como)

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Comparative analysis based on 3 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 Felice, E. (1978). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Milano: Mondadori.
  • 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/
  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.