Frequency: (718)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Southern Italian: 1. from a diminutive of Caro. 2. variant of Carolo, from a diminutive of Carlo.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 16%. Salvatore (7), Santo (4), Angelo (2), Antonio (2), Calogero (2), Damiano (2), Ferdinando (2), Sal (2), Vito (2), Aldo, Croce, Domenic.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
