Frequency: (125)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian: habitational name from a place named Altamura, near Bari.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 26%. Antonio (2), Angelo, Ezio, Giuseppe, Ilario, Leonardo, Mauro, Michelina, Pasquale, Romano, Vincenza, Vincenzo.
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