Frequency: (172)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian: patronymic or plural form of Aloisio.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 14%. Mario (4), Gino (3), Antonio, Ciro, Dino, Santo, Serafino; Fernando, Orlando.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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