Perniciaro
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Perniciaro.
Proper noun
Perniciaro (plural Perniciaros)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Perniciaro is the 44270th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 486 individuals. Perniciaro is most common among White (91.36%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Perniciaro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Italian
Etymology
Occupational surname for a rearer or hunter of partridges, from pernice (“partridge”) + -aro (“occupational suffix”).
Proper noun
Perniciaro m or f by sense
- a surname originating as an occupation
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025