Surname Spotlight: Goro

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The meaning behind Goro

Spelling was not fixed until the modern era, so Gori could easily become Goro. Read literally, Goro points to “From Gregorio / spear”.

Goro and Gori differ only in the final vowel; Italian surnames often appear in singular and plural versions. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Gregori. 200 Americans were listed as Goro in the 2010 census. That is enough to place it in the top 100,000 American surnames.

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