Caiazzo

== English == === Alternative forms === Cajazzo === Etymology === From Italian Caiazzo, possibly from an unattested intermediate form Vulgar Latin *Caiatium, ultimately from Latin Caiatia, under possible influence from Italian -azzo (“forming pejoratives and diminutives”), of uncertain origin. UTET confused it with Calatia. It is possibly related to the name Caieta (Ancient Greek Καιήτη (Kaiḗtē)), though it is not usually related to Greek while the latter is. The surname is from the place, and is also used as a diminutive of the personal name Caio. === Proper noun === Caiazzo (plural Caiazzos) A comune in Caserta, Italy. A surname from Italian. ==== Translations ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Caiazzo is the 27732nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 867 individuals. Caiazzo is most common among White (92.27%) individuals. === References === == Italian == === Etymology 1 === Possibly from an unattested intermediate form Vulgar Latin *Caiatium, ultimately from Latin Caiatia. Maybe related to the nearby settlement of Ancient Greek Καιήτη (Kaiḗtē). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /kaˈjat.t͡so/ Rhymes: -attso ==== Proper noun ==== Caiazzo f a town in the province of Caserta, Campania, Italy ===== Derived terms ===== caiatino ==== Proper noun ==== Caiazzo m or f by sense a surname transferred from the place name ==== Further reading ==== Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎[1] === Etymology 2 === From Caio +‎ -azzo. ==== Proper noun ==== Caiazzo m diminutive of Caio, a masculine given name ==== Further reading ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Caiazzo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 268.