Cerullo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Cerullo.
Proper noun
Cerullo (plural Cerullos)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Cerullo is the 21599th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1208 individuals. Cerullo is most common among White (97.02%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cerullo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 312.
Italian
Etymology
Perhaps from a diminutive of cera (“wax”), hence a metonymic occupational surname for a wax seller.
Proper noun
Cerullo m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025