Frequency: (4295)
(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 from the personal name Angelo. In Italy it is found chiefly in Naples and the south.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 18%. Salvatore (24), Antonio (22), Angelo (16), Rocco (12), Vito (10), Carlo (9), Sal (9), Domenico (7), Nicolo (7), Gaetano (6), Giovanni (6), Pasquale (6).
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