Surnames in Valle d'Aosta, Italy

Common Surnames

(listed alphabetically)
• Between 300 and 400: Cerise, Favre;
• between 200 and 299: Bionaz, Blanc, Pession, Rosset, Vuillermoz;
• between 150 and 199: Bordet, Brunod, Chenal, Cretier, Diemoz, Grange, Peaquin, Perron, Rossi, Vallet, Vierin.

Origin of Surnames

• The typical Valdostan surnames are characterized by French and Provençal elements, with endings in -az (Bethaz, Cretaz, Cunéaz, Curtaz, Marguerettaz, Artaz, Lucianaz) and -oz (Luboz, Diémoz) in which the consonant "z" is not pronounced but indicates that the accent goes on the penultimate vowel.
• Other surnames in -z instead (Marcoz, Maquignaz) are pronounced according to the rules of the French language, with the accent on the last syllable.
• Among the most widespread surnames in Valle d'Aosta are also some typical of southern Italy, due to the presence of a large Calabrian community: Cannatà, Fazari, Giovinazzo, Mafrica, Mammoliti, Raso, Tripodi.

Surnames recorded in the 1990s