Italian (Gioffré): from the personal name Gioffré, a borrowing from French (see Geoffroy).
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 31%. Rocco (3), Carmelo (2), Alfredo, Antonino, Carmela, Gaetano, Giacomo, Giovanna, Giuseppe, Rino, Salvatore.
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