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GRASSO SURNAME MEANING

 

Italian: nickname for a stout man from grasso ‘fat’ (from Latin crassus). Compare Lo Grasso .

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Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

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Similar surnames: GrassGrossoGrassiGrasCrassBassoTassoRasoGranoMasso

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There are approximately 7,925 GRASSO families in Italy.

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There are approximately 422 GRASSO families in the Avellino Province.

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The geographical distribution of the last name GRASSO in Avellino Province. 

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There are approximately 1,252 GRASSO families in the Campania Region.

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   Grasso in Italy - Italian Last Names Map,  ItaliaNames.com, https://www.italianames.com/italian-last-names-maps/GRASSO

SURNAME FACTS

People with last name Grasso have recent ancestry locations spanning a few countries, mostly in Italy, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

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RECENT ANCESTRY LOCATION                                               PERCENTAGE

Sicily, Italy                                                                                                   69.00%

Campania, Italy                                                                                       66.80%

Calabria, Italy                                                                                           65.10%

Apulia, Italy                                                                                                59.90%

Abruzzo, Italy                                                                                            59.10%

Glasgow City, United Kingdom                                                         55.20%

Greater London, United Kingdom                                                   55.20%

Merseyside, United Kingdom                                                            54.70%

Greater Manchester, United Kingdom                                          54.70%

West Midlands, United Kingdom                                                     53.90%

Tyne And Wear, United Kingdom                                                    53.90%

West Yorkshire, United Kingdom                                                     53.00%

Lazio, Italy                                                                                                  52.60%

Lancashire, United Kingdom                                                             51.70%

South Yorkshire, United Kingdom                                                    50.90%

Belfast, United Kingdom                                                                      50.00%

County Dublin, Ireland                                                                          49.60%

County Cork, Ireland                                                                              47.80%

County Durham, United Kingdom                                                   46.60%

County Mayo, Ireland                                                                            46.10%

My Story

My name is Sharon Miller. This is where you will find the story of my family, and the city they loved.

I am the great Granddaughter of Otangelo Grasso [1855-1970.]

Contact

973-534-7643 

Sharon Hennigan Miller

I am the great grandaughter of Otangelo Grasso.

This is the story of our Grasso Family from Ariano Irpino, Italy.

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Sharon@SharonHenniganMiller.com

973-534-7643

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