Caiazzo

English

Alternative forms

• Cajazzo

Etymology

From Italian Caiazzo, possibly from an unattested intermediate form Vulgar Latin *Caiatium, ultimately from Latin Caiatia, under possible influence from Italian -azzo (“forming pejoratives and diminutives”), of uncertain origin. UTET confused it with Calatia. It is possibly related to the name Caieta (Ancient Greek Καιήτη (Kaiḗtē)), though it is not usually related to Greek while the latter is.

The surname is from the place, and is also used as a diminutive of the personal name Caio.

Proper noun

Caiazzo (plural Caiazzos)

1. A comune in Caserta, Italy.
2. A surname from Italian.

Translations

Town in Caserta, Italy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 卡亞佐 / 卡亚佐 (Kǎyàzuǒ)

• Italian: Caiazzo, Cajazzo
• Latin: Caiatia

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Caiazzo is the 27732^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 867 individuals. Caiazzo is most common among White (92.27%) individuals.

Italian

Etymology 1

Possibly from an unattested intermediate form Vulgar Latin *Caiatium, ultimately from Latin Caiatia. Maybe related to the nearby settlement of Ancient Greek Καιήτη (Kaiḗtē).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈjat.t͡so/
• Rhymes: -attso

Proper noun

Caiazzo f

1. a town in the province of Caserta, Campania, Italy

Derived terms

• caiatino

Proper noun

Caiazzo m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025

Etymology 2

From Caio +‎ -azzo.

Proper noun

Caiazzo m

1. diminutive of Caio, a masculine given name

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Caiazzo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 268.