Frequency: (141)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian: from the personal name, a compound of the personal names Cola + Luca.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 19%. Carmine (2), Attilio, Caesar, Camillo, Carmela, Guilio, Nichola, Nino, Salvatore.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
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