Cazzola

The two hypotheses on the origin of the surname Cazzola^[1][2] are the topographical and the professional. Cazzola could derive from Cassola, a municipality in the province of Vicenza, or from Cazzola, a frazione of the municipality of Traversetolo, in the province of Parma. Alternatively, the founder of the family could have had a nickname related to his work as a manufacturer or a seller of pans (in Italian, casseruola), or a bricklayer and be named for the cazzuola or cazzola (trowel).

In a document of 1485, the family is referred to as Cazolus, Cazoli, Cazola.^[2] Among the family's historical figures were Chiara Cazzola, spouse of Bernabò Visconti, and Pagano Cazzola, who was one of the compilers of the statutes of Milan.^[3] One included a consignor of Montabone.^[3]