Certo

See also: certo and çerto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Certo.

Proper noun

Certo (plural Certos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Certo is the 39352^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 559 individuals. Certo is most common among White (96.24%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Certo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 312.

Italian

Etymology

From certo (“certain, sure”), possibly a nickname for a decisive or resolute person.

Proper noun

Certo m or f by sense

1. a surname