Tagliaferro (pronounced [ˌtaʎʎaˈfɛrro], lit. 'Iron Cutter') is an Italian occupational surname which is most prevalent in the regions of Veneto, Piedmont and Lombardy and is also to be found among the Argentine, Brazilian, Venezuelan and (predominantly in its spelling variant Taliaferro) the American Italian diaspora. The name is related to the French name Taillefer with similar derivation.
Notable people with the surname include:
Ci sono circa 424 famiglie Tagliaferro in Italia.
Dovrebbe derivare da un soprannome originato dal mestiere di mastro ferraio o dall'abilità nel maneggiare le armi e dalla capacità di fendere le armature, con un colpo di scure o di spada. (It should derive from a nickname originating from the craft of a master ironman or from the ability to handle weapons and the ability to cleave armor, with a stroke of ax or sword.)
Approximately 3,672 people bear this surname.
Surname Tagliaferro is used at least 1218 times in at least 13 countries.