Giarratano

English Etymology The Giarratano surname is derived from en it Giarratana, a town in Ragusa, Sicily. The town name Giarratana comes from Cerretanum, as noted by Sicilian etymologist Michele PasqualinoPasqualino Michele Vocabolario siciliano etimologico 1786 Palermo the Reale Stamperia https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_jq0CLNPEMGIC/page/n239/mode/2up?q=giarratana 220.. Giarratana or Cerretanum is from it cerro, from the Latin Quercus Cerris, meaning Turkey oak, Quercus cerris species, due to the many oak trees in the area.https://web.archive.org/web/20240424185246/https://www.italythisway.com/places/articles/akrai-history.php History of Akrai, Girratana and Casmene Italy This Way.. Gradually over time, Cerretanum changed to Giarratana, due to phonetic assonance.https://www.enjoysicilia.it/en/curiosities/giarratana-origine-del-nome/ Giarratana: origin of the name. Enjoy Sicilia n.d.en Proper noun s en Italian; a locative name derived from the town of Giarratana in Ragusa province, Sicily. Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Giarratano is the 32792nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 700 individuals. Giarratano is most common among White (94.57%) individuals. References Further reading