Spataro
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Spataro.
Proper noun
Spataro (plural Spataros)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Spataro is the 18448th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1500 individuals. Spataro is most common among White (94.07%) individuals.
Italian
Etymology
Italinized variant of Sicilian Spataru, from Sicilian spataru (“sword-maker”). Cfr. spadaio. Doublet of Spadaro. Akin to Spata ~ Spada and Spadicchia.
Proper noun
Spataro m or f by sense
- a surname from Sicilian [in turn from Occupations]
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025