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Sorace has a main strain in the Reggio Calabria, but is present in a significant way also in the Catania and the Tarentino, Soraci is typical of the Messina, with significant presences also in the Reggio Calabria, Surace is typically Calabrian, the Cosentino and the Reggio Calabria especially, with Presence also in the nearby Messinese, Suraci is more typical of the Strait of the Reggio Calabria and in reduced form of the Messina, all these surnames could derive from the name Arab Soraq or Sorak (Scirocco), remember with this name Mehemet Soraq Governor of Egypt who, with 56 galleys, was in command of one of the wings of the Turkish fleet at the Battle of Lepanto, but it is also possible to derive from nicknames originating from the Arabic word sorraq (ladroni), a hypothesis formulated by the Caracausi. Integrations provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Sorace is widespread surname, as well as in Calabria, also in Sicily (a Soraki is attested to PA in 1177) and Salento. The ending-ACI indicates a Greek origin (Àkis) and gives the surname a patronymic meaning. See e.g. Antonaci (son of Anthony), Gregoraci (f. di Gregorio) etc. so probably Sorace = (son of Soro/Suro).
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