Carrara

Borrowed from Italian Carrara.

Carrara (plural Carraras)

1. A surname from Italian.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Carrara is the 18550^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1487 individuals. Carrara is most common among White (82.72%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carrara”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 293.

From the Roman name, derived from Latin Carrariae (“quarries”), from a Celtic word (likely Ligurian) *kar (“stone”).

• IPA^(key): /karˈra.ra/
• Rhymes: -ara
• Syllabification: Car‧rà‧ra

Carrara f

1. A town in Massa e Carrara, Tuscany, Italy, famous for its marble quarries

Carrara m or f by sense

1. a surname