Tagliaferro
Surname list
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Tagliaferro (pronounced [ˌtaʎʎaˈfɛrro], lit. 'Iron Cutter') is an Italian occupational surname[1][2][3][4] which is most prevalent in the regions of Veneto, Piedmont and Lombardy[1] and is also to be found among the Argentine, Brazilian, Venezuelan and (predominantly in its spelling variant Taliaferro) the American Italian diaspora.[3][4] The name is related to the French name Taillefer with similar derivation.[5]
Notable people with the surname include:
- Al Taliaferro (originally Tagliaferro; 1905–1969), American comics artist
- Magda Tagliaferro (1893–1986), Brazilian pianist
- Marta Tagliaferro (born 1989), Italian track and road racing cyclist
Fictional character
- Roy Tagliaferro, alias of Red John, a fictional serial killer
