Bertolin is a surname likely originating somewhere around Northern Italy. It is believed to be a

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. Patronymics are still in use, including mandatory use, in many countries worldwide, alt ...

name that possibly derives from modifications of similar sounding first names such as;

Bartolus Bartolus de Saxoferrato (Italian: ''Bartolo da Sassoferrato''; 131313 July 1357) was an Italian law professor and one of the most prominent continental jurists of Medieval Roman Law. He belonged to the school known as the commentators or postglo ...

, Bertolus, Bortolus, Bartolomeo,

Berthold Berthold or Berchtold is a Germanic given name and surname. It is derived from two elements, ''berht'' meaning "bright" and ''wald'' meaning "(to) rule". It may refer to: *Bertholdt Hoover, a fictional List_of_Attack_on_Titan_characters, character ...

or Bertholin. The prefix "bert" may derive from the Lombard word "

berht Bert is a hypocoristic form of a number of various Germanic male given names, such as Robert, Albert, Elbert, Herbert, Hilbert, Hubert, Gilbert, Wilbert, Filbert, Norbert, Osbert, Bertram, Berthold, Bertrand, Umberto, Humbert, Cuthbert, ...

" (meaning

bright Bright may refer to: Common meanings *Bright, an adjective meaning giving off or reflecting illumination; see Brightness *Bright, an adjective meaning someone with intelligence People * Bright (surname) * Bright (given name) *Bright, the stage na ...

Notable people

Notable people with this surname include: *

Brunello Bertolin Brunello Bertolin (born 1 June 1943) is a former Italian male long-distance runner who competed at one editions of the IAAF World Cross Country Championships (1973), and won the national championships at senior Senior (shortened as Sr.) means " ...

(born 1943), Italian male long-distance runner * (born 1924), Italian footballer * (born 1938), Italian restorer and sculptor.

Surname frequency and distribution within Italy

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Notable people

Surname frequency and distribution within Italy

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