Martorano
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Martorano
Frequency: (402)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian: habitational name from either of two places in Emilia-Romagna named Martorano, but more probably, in an American context, a habitational name from Martirano (see Marturano).
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 21%. Sal (6), Salvatore (4), Angelo, Dino, Gustavo, Marco, Mario, Vito.
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Martorana
(family name)
Taxation Without Celebration: The Bob Newhart Show (TV Episode)
(1977 Comedy TV Episode)
The Candy Snatchers
(1974 Crime Film)
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