Frequency: (253)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian (Liguria): 1. variant of Capitano. 2. (Cattanèo) habitational name for someone from Catania.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 13%. Giuseppe (2), Angelo, Antonio, Dante, Dino, Ettore, Fausto, Fiorenzo, Giovanna, Luca, Luciano, Marco.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
