Patrone Family History
Patrone Surname Meaning
Italian: nickname or status name from patrone ‘master’ (from Latin patronus, a derivative of pater ‘father’).
The term had various senses in the Middle Ages: it was applied for example to a householder, the master of a ship, and also to the former owner of a freed serf who still enjoyed certain rights over him.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
