Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames

Search Etymological origin of Italian surnames

ARRIGHI | ARRIGO

Arrighi is a surname that originates from the Gothic name Heimrich formed by the two words Heimat (patria) and rich (rè, Signore) with the meaning of lord of the homeland, sovereign, the name was then latinized in Henricus and became Enrico in Italian, Arrighi it is fairly widespread throughout the north-west, Arrigo, instead, would appear typically Sicilian, with stocks in Liguria and Lombardy. In 1200 we find the noble Florentine Arrighi family who started the dispute between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines, in the 1300s in Lucignano (AR) among the wealthy families we find the Arrighi, in 1500 in San Miniato (PI) the Arrighi occupy important positions in the 1600 the Cremonese wooden sculptor Alessandro Arrighi emerges, in 1700 the architect, also from Cremona, Antonio Arrighi leaves works of great architectural interest.

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Arrigo
Variations Last name: d'Arrigo,Darrigo
Nobles: Italia (Regno Di Sicilia)
Nobility: Nobili
Language of the text: Italiano