Presutti
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Presutti
Frequency: (363)
(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 prosciutto ‘ham’, hence a metonymic occupational name for someone who prepared or sold charcuterie or a nickname for someone with large thighs.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 22%. Aldo (3), Antonio (3), Orlando (3), Mario (2), Nicola (2), Salvatore (2), Veto (2), Angelo, Claudio, Domenic, Germano, Marcello, Rocco, Tommaso, Valentino.
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