Sciortino

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian Sciortino, itself from Sicilian. Ultimately from Arabic شُرْطِيّ (šurṭiyy, “policeman”).

Proper noun

Sciortino (plural Sciortinos)

1. A surname from Italian [in turn from Arabic].

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sciortino is the 13627^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2222 individuals. Sciortino is most common among White (93.38%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• coronitis, torsionic

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian, itself from Arabic شُرْطِيّ (šurṭiyy, “policeman”).

Proper noun

Sciortino m or f by sense

1. a surname from Arabic

Descendants

• → English: Sciortino

Further reading

• Forebears (Italian)
• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2024

Anagrams

• cortisoni