Prestipino
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Prestipino
Frequency: (103)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Southern Italian and Sicilian: from preste, presto, an old form of prete ‘priest’ derived from Old French prestre + the personal name Pino, i.e. ‘Priest Pino’.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 17%. Antonio (2), Julio (2), Antonino, Teresita.
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