Privitera

English

Etymology

From the Sicilian surname Privitera, a surname derived from privitera (“priestess”). Compare also Sicilian Prèviti (“priest”).

Proper noun

Privitera (plural Priviteras)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Privitera is the 26727^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 911 individuals. Privitera is most common among White (94.4%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Privitera”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

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Privitera

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Etymology

From the Sicilian surname Privitera, a surname derived from privitera (“priestess”). Compare also Sicilian Prèviti (“priest”).

Proper noun

Privitera m or f by sense

1. a surname