Description:
The name 'Matarazzo' originates from the Italian word 'matta', meaning 'dish', and the suffix '-azzo', meaning 'son of'. The name may have originated in the town of Matarazzo in the province of Palermo, Sicily. The name may also be derived from the Arabic word 'matarazzu', meaning 'a kind of sauce'. The name has been used in the United States since the early 1800s. Variations of the name include Matarazzo, Matarazzi, Matarazzozzi, Matarazzi-Peluso, and Matarazzo-Pelusi.
