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Tagliaferro (pronounced [ˌtaʎʎaˈfɛrro], lit. 'Iron Cutter') is an Italian occupational surname[1][2][3][4] which is most prevalent in the regions of Veneto, Piedmont and Lombardy[1] and is also to be found among the Argentine, Brazilian, Venezuelan and (predominantly in its spelling variant Taliaferro) the American Italian diaspora.[3][4] The name is related to the French name Taillefer with similar derivation.[5]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Al Taliaferro (originally Tagliaferro; 1905–1969), American comics artist
- Magda Tagliaferro (1893–1986), Brazilian pianist
- Marta Tagliaferro (born 1989), Italian track and road racing cyclist
Fictional character
[edit]- Roy Tagliaferro, alias of Red John, a fictional serial killer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 "Diffusione del cognome Tagliaferro". cognomix.it (in Italian). Retrieved May 1, 2020.
Ci sono circa 424 famiglie Tagliaferro in Italia.
- ↑ "Origine del cognome Tagliaferro". cognomix.it (in Italian). Retrieved May 1, 2020.
Dovrebbe derivare da un soprannome originato dal mestiere di mastro ferraio o dall'abilità nel maneggiare le armi e dalla capacità di fendere le armature, con un colpo di scure o di spada. (It should derive from a nickname originating from the craft of a master ironman or from the ability to handle weapons and the ability to cleave armor, with a stroke of ax or sword.)
- 1 2 "Tagliaferro Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
Approximately 3,672 people bear this surname.
- 1 2 "Statistics and meaning of name Tagliaferro". namespedia.com. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
Surname Tagliaferro is used at least 1218 times in at least 13 countries.
- ↑ "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/taille#French"
This page lists people with the surname Tagliaferro.
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