Cavallaro Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Spelled Cavallaro, the surname still points back to Cavallari. The name is usually explained as “Horse”.

• Census takers and immigration officers often wrote what they heard.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Cavallaro surname had 3,493 bearers. French birth records list 423 children named Cavallaro between 1891 and 2000.
• The change of ending between Cavallari and Cavallaro reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular.

Arms associated with the name

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