Petruzzelli

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Petruzzelli.

Proper noun

Petruzzelli (plural Petruzzellis)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Petruzzelli is the 33990^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 669 individuals. Petruzzelli is most common among White (95.22%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Petruzzelli”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

From a double diminutive of the male given name Pietro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.trutˈt͡sɛl.li/
• Rhymes: -ɛlli
• Hyphenation: Pe‧truz‧zèl‧li

Proper noun

Petruzzelli m or f by sense

1. a surname