Frequency: (457)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian: metonymic occupational name for a maker or seller of vinegar, aceto, or a nickname from the same word in the sense ‘sour’.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 13%. Rocco (4), Domenico (2), Camillo, Carmine, Enzo, Francesco, Igino, Lorenzo, Luigi, Oreste, Pasquale, Salvatore.
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