Mazzaferro

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian Mazzaferro. === Proper noun === Mazzaferro (plural Mazzaferros) A surname from Italian. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Mazzaferro is the 36838th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 606 individuals. Mazzaferro is most common among White (95.05%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Mazzaferro”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 542. == Italian == === Etymology === Verb-object compound, composed of mazza (“to kill (archaic or southern Italy)”) +‎ ferro (“iron”), literally “iron-killer”, a nickname for a strong or invincible man. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /mat.t͡saˈfɛr.ro/ Rhymes: -ɛrro === Proper noun === Mazzaferro m or f by sense a surname