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Type Surname (from occupation & from location)
Other Forms FormsCeraso, Ceresa (Italian)
Meaning & History
Italian habitational name from La Cerise or Torrent-La Cerise placenames in Valle d'Aosta from French cerise "cherry"; and French occupational name from cerise "cherry" (from Latin cerasus) applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone who grew or sold cherries.