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Type Surname (from occupation)
Usage Italian
Meaning & History
occupational name from mangano "mangle" (a device consisting of a pair of rollers used to press textiles and clothes) or "calender" (a similar device used in making paper). The term mangano also denoted a bucket elevator (used for raising water from a well) and any of various other devices including a catapult. Also a habitational name from Mangano a place in Catania province Sicily.