Italian: patronymic from perugino, a habitational name denoting someone from the Umbrian city of Perugia, from an adjectival form of the place name.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 29%. Rocco (8), Nicola (6), Angelo (4), Amedeo (2), Carlo (2), Pietro (2), Sal (2), Salvatore (2), Amedio, Amerigo, Antonio, Carmine.
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