It should derive from a nickname originating from the Celtic word ronc, "hill" or from its dialectal derivative, but in many cases it can also derive from one of the many toponyms containing the word Ronco or Ronchi, such as Ronco Scrivia or Roncobilaccio.
The term ronco derives from the Latin verb runcare, which later became roncare in many dialects, with reference to a "deforested place" and therefore cultivated land or pasture.
Traces of this surname can be found in Scalve (BG) in 1334 in the will of a certain Giovanni fu Girardo Marone Ronchi, notarized in Iseo on 13 November of that year and in 1600 in Fusine (SO) with a Giovanni Antonio Ronchus he was named Giovanni Battista in 1634 procurator of the community of Fusine by the mayor of the Valmadre square together with the mayor of the Madrasco square.
The surname Ronchi is widespread throughout Lombardy, Emilia and Romagna with lineages also in the rest of central and northern Italy and, it would seem, also in the Bari area.
Da Ronch is typical of the provinces of Belluno and Treviso.
Ronch is almost unique.
Ronco is from the north, from the Turin area in particular.
Ronchetti has a Lombard stock, in the province of Como, one in the province of Modena and one in Rome.
Roncucci is Tuscan, from the provinces of Siena and Arezzo in particular.
We can try to trace the genealogy of the surname ronco, and in addition to the original locations of ronco, we can find out where people with the surname ronco can currently be found.
The mobility of people carrying the surname ronco has led to its presence in different countries, as you can verify.
The history, heraldry, coats of arms, and possible nobility of the surname ronco are scattered in documents across various regions and historical periods, so it is necessary to reconstruct a complex puzzle to approach the facts from a realistic perspective.
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A surname like ronco can connect a person to an illustrious lineage and a distinguished coat of arms. However, it must be kept in mind that it is individual people who, through their lives and actions, bring fame and recognition to their surnames.
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These sources are essential for initiating the understanding of ronco, and at the same time, of surnames in general.