Ciraulo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Ciraulo.

Proper noun

Ciraulo (plural Ciraulos)

1. A surname from Italian [in turn from Sicilian].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ciraulo is the 41886^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 519 individuals. Ciraulo is most common among White (91.71%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ciraulo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 339.

Italian

Alternative forms

• Ceraulo, Ceravolo

Etymology

From Sicilian ciraulu (“snake charmer”), an unflattering nickname for a fraudster.

Proper noun

Ciraulo m or f by sense

1. a surname from Sicilian

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024