Message: "Coiro" - Behind the Name

[Surname] Coiro

by Adelle (Adelle Sofia)

5/1/2006, 5:54 PM

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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- meaning of coiro (guest) +1

5/2/2006, 5:06 PM

Italian: metonymic occupational name for a tanner or leatherworker, from old Italian coiro ‘leather’, Sicilian coiru. Compare Corio.

- M.Sagani (guest)

5/4/2006, 2:06 AM

Now in Italy this surname is spread on the area of Potenza and the nearby province of Salerno.

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