Frequency: (188)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Italian: from the personal name Petronio (Latin Petronius), which is thought to be of Etruscan origin.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 17%. Angelo (2), Adriano, Aldo, Carlo, Carmella, Eugenio, Fabiola, Francesca, Giorgio, Guido, Mario, Nicolo, Pasco, Rinaldo, Rosario, Sal, Salvatore, Sergio.
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