Bertolin

The Bertolin surname likely originated somewhere around Northern Italy.

It is possibly a patronymic that derives from similar medieval first names such as: Bertold, Berthold or Bertholin.

The prefix "bert" may derive from the Lombard word "berht", meaning bright or illustrious.

[1] One of the founding families of the town of Le Bourcet (now part of Althengstett) possessed the Bertolin surname.

The town's name was chosen in reference to the Italian village of Bourcet in the Cottian Alps, from which the majority of the settlers came, and may be indicative of the surname's more specific origin.

The Waldensian stone was erected north of Le Bourcet (now part of Althengstett ) to commemorate the original settler families. Bertolin is one of the surnames listed.