SURNAMES IN ITALY

Vaccarotti

This form is a variant of the surname Vaccaro.

Origin and meaning

Occupational name meaning "cowherd" in.

A surname present throughout the centre-south, Sicily, Campania, Calabria, Basilicata, Lazio, and, with less consistent nuclei, also in all the other regions: Lombardy, Liguria, Piedmont, Veneto and Tuscany. In Sicily it is present in all the provinces, in particular Palermo (39 municipalities, among them Palermo, Camporeale, Campofelice di Roccella), Agrigento (31 municipalities, among them Favara, Canicattì, Sambuca di Sicilia), Catania (25 municipalities, among them Palagonia, Misterbianco, Catania) and Messina (19 municipalities, among them Francavilla di Sicilia, Messina, Mistretta); in the Enna area it is known in the municipalities of Enna, Calascibetta, Barrafranca, Sperlinga, Catenanuova, Centuripe and Valguarnera Caropepe. Vaccaro derives from a byname based on the trade of keeper or breeder of cows, exercised by the first bearer of the surname. Through hypocoristic forms (affectionate and diminutive forms) it gives rise to variants such as Vaccarelli, Vaccarello, Vaccaretti, Vaccaretto, Vaccari, Vaccarino, Vaccarone and Vaccarotti.

Variants

Geographic distribution: Veneto

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This entry brings together what 3 authors propose about the origin of the surname. In some cases they agree and reinforce a single hypothesis; in others, they contribute different views worth considering.

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/
  • Miranda, F. (2013). I cognomi di Regalbuto, Catenanuova e Centuripe. Ginevra Bentivoglio EditoriA.
  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.