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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Italian : habitational name from any of various places called Montecalvo (‘bald mountain’), especially Montecalvo Irpino in Avellino province.
  • Galician : habitational name from either of two places in Galicia called Montecalvo, from monte ‘mountain’ + calvo ‘bald’. However, the American surname appears to be predominantly of Italian origin.

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