Sacco Surname in Italy

The surname Sacco is widespread throughout Italy, reflecting its pan-Italian presence. Related forms like Sacchetti and Sacchi tend to concentrate more regionally: Sacchetti mainly appears in central-northern Italy, while Sacchi is centered in provinces such as Alessandria, Pavia, Milan, Novara, Varese, and Lecco, with additional clusters in Mantua and Modena. Lesser variants like Sacchinelli and Sacchino are very rare, found respectively in the Vibo area and almost uniquely. Sacchini appears in several areas including Genoa, the Parma and Reggio Apennines, Tuscany, Romagna, Piceno, Teramo, and Rome. The variant Saccon is distinctly Venetian, located in provinces of Treviso and Venice, whereas Saccone is found in Liguria, Rome, Campania, Foggia, and southeastern Sicily. Sacconi is present mainly in the Padua, Florence, Arezzo, Siena, Perugia, Viterbo, and Rome areas. These surnames derive either from augmentative or diminutive variations of the clipped given name Isacco, evidenced as early as the 1300s in Florence with Saccone Tarlati, or as occupational nicknames related to the making of sacks or workers who unload goods.