Zago is an Italian surname[1][2][3] derived from the Greek word διάκος (diákos, "deacon") and originally referred to a religious authority of the minor orders.[4] It is most prevalent in the northern regions of Veneto, Lombardia and Piemonte[1] and is also to be found among the Brazilian, French and Argentinian Italian diaspora.[2][3]
People with the surname Zago
edit- Alvise Zago (born 1969), former Italian footballer
- Ángela Zago, Venezuelan journalist, writer and former guerrilla fighter
- Antônio Carlos Zago (born 1969), former Brazilian footballer
- Bruno Zago (1919-?), former Italian footballer
- Emilio Zago (1852–1929), Italian actor
- Fernand Zago (1942–2022), former French rugby player
- Frédéric Zago (born 1963), former French footballer
- Giuseppe Zago (1881–1947), Italian actor
- Luigi Zago (1894–1952), Italian painter
- Marcello Zago (1932–2001), Italian priest
- Marco Antonio Zago (born 1946), Brazilian physician
- Santo Zago (16th-century), Italian painter
- Valentina Zago (born 1990), Italian volleyballer
References
edit- ^ a b "Diffusione del cognome Zago". cognomix.it (in Italian). Retrieved September 30, 2018.
Ci sono circa 2438 famiglie Zago in Italia.
- ^ a b "Zago Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
Approximately 36,749 people bear this surname. Most prevalent in: Brazil; Highest density in: Italy.
- ^ a b "Statistics and meaning of name Zago". namespedia.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
Surname Zago is used at least 4961 times in at least 29 countries.
- ^ "Origine e significato del cognome Zago". venetoedintorni.it. Retrieved September 30, 2018.
Origine: Veneto; Informazioni: si rifà a "diakos" (= chierico), religioso con la tonsura degli ordini minori (Origin: Veneto; refers to "diakos" (= cleric), religious with the tonsure of minor orders)
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