Amato

See also: amato

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Amato.

Proper noun

Amato (plural Amatos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Amato is the 2837^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 12713 individuals. Amato is most common among White (92.17%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Amato”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 32.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈma.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: A‧mà‧to

Proper noun

Amato m

1. a male given name

Proper noun

Amato m or f by sense

1. a surname originating as a patronymic

   Giuliano Amato, Italian politician