Masso
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Frequency: (228)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Italian: masculinized form of Massa.
2. Catalan (Massó): probably variant spelling of maçó ‘pickaxe’, nickname for someone who worked as stonecutter, from the diminutive of maça ‘mace’.
GIVEN NAMES: Spanish 14%; Italian 9%. Jose (4), Juan (2), Miguel (2), Alvaro, Angelina, Arturo, Enrique, Genoveva, Hernan, Jaime, Jesus, Libardo; Dante (2), Pasco (2), Antonio, Guido, Silvio.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names. Copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks. All rights reserved.
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(Jazz Artist, '80s-2000s)
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(1979 Album by Scott Hamilton)
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(1982 Album by George Masso)
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