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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Italian
Other Forms FormsMacalusi, Macalusso, Maccaluso

Meaning & History

Possibly from Arabic مخلوص (maklus) "freed, liberated", indicating a freedman or slave who had been liberated, which may be related to Sicilian macaluscio, "cleaned and prepared cotton".
Added 4/7/2023 by jocatchi