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Fusco Family History

This unusual name is an interesting example of that sizeable group of early European surnames that were gradually created from the habitual use of nicknames. These nicknames were originally given with reference to a variety of personal characteristics, such as physical attributes or peculiarities, mental and moral characteristics, and also to habits of dress. The derivation, in this instance, is from the Italian "fusco", ultimately from the Latin "fuscus", dark, and denoted someone with raven black hair, or a dark complexion. Surnames derived from given names and nicknames are extremely widespread in Italy, and typical endings are "i" and "o", the former being characteristic of the north, and the latter more typical of southern Italy...