Pesavento
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Pesavento.
Proper noun
Pesavento (plural Pesaventos)
- A surname, from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Pesavento is the 37735th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 589 individuals. Pesavento is most common among White (95.93%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Pesavento”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN
Italian
Etymology
From a compound of pesare (“to weigh”) + vento (“wind”), a nickname for an idle or prodigal person.
Proper noun
Pesavento ?
- A surname.