Maffettone

Maffettone Meaning & Origin

About Maffettone
The surname Maffettone is of Italian origin and is derived from the personal name Matteo, which is the Italian form of Matthew. The suffix "-one" is a augmentative suffix in Italian, indicating "big" or "large." Therefore, Maffettone can be interpreted to mean "big Matthew" or "large Matthew." It is a patronymic surname, suggesting that it was originally used to identify the descendants or relatives of a person named Matteo.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Maffettone is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Maffettone: 118
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 141,140
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Maffettone based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MFTN
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M0103050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AE1 F AH0 T EY2 N
🌐 IPA
/maffettone*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MFTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M135

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Maffettone in Braille

Here's how to represent Maffettone in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Maffettone in braille

How to sign the name Maffettone using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Maffettone using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Maffettone in sign language

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