Morrone
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Morrone.
Proper noun
Morrone (plural Morrones)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Morrone is the 12802nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2409 individuals. Morrone is most common among White (93.19%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Morrone”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 623.
Italian
Etymology
From the placename Morrone del Sannio, itself from Latin murra (“rock, stone”).
Proper noun
Morrone m or f by sense
- a surname