Surnames in Basilicata, Italy

Surnames in the Provinces of Basilicata
Matera
- Updates: Irsina | Grassano | Tursi | Pomarico | Rotondella
Potenza
- Updates: Vaglio BasilicataAnzi | Chiaromonte | Satriano di Lucania | Calvello
Common Surnames
- In Basilicata the most common surnames are toponymic, that is, related to place of origin: Albano, Calabrese, Cirigliano, Cosentino, Genovese, Grieco, Lauria, Lombardi, Montemurro, Stigliano.
- As with other regions of Southern Italy, we find surnames formed with definite articles (La, Lo, Le) such as Larocca, Laguardia, Lasala, Latorre, Labella, Lamacchia, Lasalandra, Lobascio, Lenoci, Locantore, Lo Piccolo, Logiurato, Loperfido, Lorusso, Lovaglio.
- Other common, typical surnames are formed using prefixes as "mastro" (Mastronardi, Mastrangelo, Mastrosimone), "papa" (Papaleo, Papapietro) and "tata" (Tatananni).
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