Frequency: (198)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, and Jewish: 1. nickname or ethnic name from negro ‘black’ (Latin niger), denoting someone with dark hair or a dark complexion. 2. from a medieval continuation of the Latin personal name Niger.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 23%; Spanish 5%. Armando (2), Mario (2), Sergio (2), Alberto, Carlo, Dante, Giovanna, Salvatore, Saverio, Secondo; Juan, Marcela.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
