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Tagliaferro

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Tagliaferro (literally "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:

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  1. ^ a b "Diffusione del cognome Tagliaferro". cognomix.it (in Italian). Retrieved May 1, 2020. Ci sono circa 424 famiglie Tagliaferro in Italia.
  2. ^ "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.)
  3. ^ a b "Tagliaferro Surname Meaning & Statistics". forebears.io. Retrieved May 1, 2020. Approximately 3,672 people bear this surname.
  4. ^ a b "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.
  5. ^ "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/taille#French"