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Pizzo Family History

Pizzo Surname Meaning

Italian: habitational name from Pizzo (Calabro) in Vibo Valentia province or from other places called with pizzo meaning ‘peak mountain summit’ otherwise ‘angle head’ ‘point’.

Nickname from a variant of Old Italian piccio ‘little’ or from southern Italian Greek pitsos a borrowing from Italian with the same meaning.

Nickname from pizzo ‘pointed beard’.

From a shortened form of the personal name Opizzo itself from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name formed with the element audha ‘power wealth’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Pizzo families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Pizzo family name was found in the USA, and Canada between 1880 and 1920. The most Pizzo families were found in USA in 1920. In 1911 there were 3 Pizzo families living in Ontario. This was 100% of all the recorded Pizzo's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Pizzo families in 1911.
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What did your Pizzo ancestors do for a living?

In 1940, Laborer and Operator were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Pizzo. 21% of Pizzo men worked as a Laborer and 22% of Pizzo women worked as an Operator. Some less common occupations for Americans named Pizzo were Barber and Clerk.

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Top Male Occupations In 1940

  • Laborer
    21%
  • Salesman
    7%
  • New Worker
    6%
  • Barber
    5%

Top Female Occupations In 1940

  • Operator
    22%
  • Housewife
    12%
  • Finisher
    10%
  • Clerk
    9%

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Census Records

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Passenger Lists

There are 3,000 immigration records available for the last name Pizzo. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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Draft Cards

There are 2,000 military records available for the last name Pizzo. For the veterans among your Pizzo ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Pizzo lifespan?

Between 1950 and 2004, in the United States, Pizzo life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1957, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Pizzo in 1950 was 57, and 72 in 2004.

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