Taglia or Tagliafero was an ironworker, roughly equivalent to the German Eisenhower. Pastore tended sheep, Vaccaro the cows, and Vitelli the veal calves. Oliva grew or sold olives. Pisciolo was a fisherman. Pusateri kept a tavern or inn, and Calderone made, sold, or repaired kettles.
Place names are moderately frequent.
Genovese came from Genoa, di Napoli from Naples, Cipriani and Nicosia from Cyprus. Generic place names are even more common. Costa came from a seacoast, Rocca from near a cliff or fortress. The first Fontana lived near a fountain or spring, Bosco in a wooded area, Campo or Campagna in a field, and Acampora near a camp ground. Campanella lived near a bell tower, Padula a marsh, and Piazza close to the town square.