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Pastor has stocks in the imperiese, in Pigna, Ventimiglia, San Remo and Bordighera and a stock in Trieste and Meduno (PN), Pastora is practically unique, Pastore is widespread both in the south and in the north, Pastorella would seem Sicilian, with a strain in Palermo and one in the Syracuse area, Pastorelli seems typical of the central north, but with a possible strain in Salento, Pastorello has a large Venetian nucleus, a strain in the Alessandria area and a Sicilian between Nissen and Palermo, Pastoressa, decidedly Apulian, has a strain in Bitonto and Bari, Pastori has a large Lombard stock, especially in Milan, one in the Parma area and one in the belt that includes Ancona, Umbria and central-northern Lazio, Pastorin, absolutely rare of the Venetian, Pastorina is unique, Pastorini has strains between Genoese and Alexandrian, between Florentine and Arezzo and in Rome, Pastorino, decidedly Ligurian, widespread throughout the region although in a more massive manner in the Genoese, it also has a strain in the alexandr ino and one in the Salerno area at Olevano sul Tusciano and Battipaglia, Pastoris, very very rare, would seem to be from Vercelli, all derive from nicknames linked to the job of a shepherd. additions provided by Stefano Ferrazzi At least two hypotheses converge on the origin of these surnames, which, added together, justify their widespread distribution throughout the entire country. On the one hand, in fact, it is very likely a direct relationship with the job of a shepherd or herd of flocks, given the type of economy typical of the pre-modern era, strongly based on agriculture and pastoralism. On the other hand, however, it must be said that in many cases these surnames derive from the medieval name Pastore, which most probably alludes to the figure of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd par excellence (in the Bible, it is Jesus himself who says I am the Good Shepherd, I know My sheep and My sheep know Me (see also Buonpastore), by extension, moreover, this meaning is taken up also in ecclesiastical language, in which the term pastor is used precisely in the sense of priest, spiritual guide. of historical sight, traces of this name are found in Milan in 1161, when in a deed of sale a certain Pastore named Crivello is mentioned, and a few centuries later, we find this name with the stuccatore, goldsmith and master glassmaker Pastorino da Siena ( 1508 - 1592) As far as the surnames in question are concerned, therefore, these are the surnames or personal names of the founders or nicknames or trade names attributed to them.
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