Pompeo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Pompeo.

Proper noun

Pompeo (plural Pompeos)

  1. A surname from Italian.
    • 2021 January 19, Jennifer Hansler, Kylie Atwood and Nicole Gaouette, “Pompeo attacks multiculturalism, saying it is ‘not who America is’”, in CNN[1]:
      With one day left in his tenure, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took to his taxpayer-funded Twitter account and denounced multiculturalism, saying it is “not who America is.”

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Pompeo is the 31107th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 746 individuals. Pompeo is most common among White (91.96%) individuals.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Pompeius.

Proper noun

Pompeo m

  1. Pompey
  2. a male given name

Proper noun

Pompeo m or f by sense

  1. a surname originating as a patronymic