Mazzaferro

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Mazzaferro.

Proper noun

Mazzaferro (plural Mazzaferros)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Mazzaferro is the 36838^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Mazzaferro is most common among White (95.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mazzaferro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 542.

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of mazza (“to kill (archaic or southern Italy)”) +‎ ferro (“iron”), literally “iron-killer”, a nickname for a strong or invincible man.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat.t͡saˈfɛr.ro/

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• Rhymes: -ɛrro

Proper noun

Mazzaferro m or f by sense

1. a surname