Cascio
An Italian surname most often linked to a place name or regional nickname, especially in southern Italy.
The #9,638 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 91,698 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Cascio is an Italian surname, and in most cases it is understood as either locational or regional in origin. It may be connected with a place-name in Italy, or with a local word or nickname that later became hereditary. The deeper root is not certain from general reference knowledge alone, so the safest explanation is that it reflects an Italian family name formed in the usual medieval way from a place, a personal identifier, or a dialect term.
History
The surname is found mainly in Italy, especially in the south, and was carried abroad through Italian migration to the Americas and elsewhere. In the United States it remains relatively uncommon but is established through 19th- and 20th-century immigrant lines. Because the name is not tied here to a single universally accepted derivation, regional family histories may differ.
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Fun fact
Italian surnames ending in -o are often strongly regional, which can make them especially useful clues to a family’s original dialect area.