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[Surname] Coiro
I asked awhile ago about Corra/Corea/etc, and the reply was helpful, but I'm asking now because I did some research and found out that this is the correct spelling. The name is Coiro, and the family is from Potenza in Southern Italy. Any help?

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Man is a depth still greater than the people.
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Italian: metonymic occupational name for a tanner or leatherworker, from old Italian coiro ‘leather’, Sicilian coiru. Compare Corio.
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Now in Italy this surname is spread on the area of Potenza and the nearby province of Salerno.
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