Brucato is an Italian surname

Surname

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. It is relatively uncommon in modern Italy

Italy

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, having been identified among only 133 citizens and ranking as the 27,322nd most common surname in the nation. It is equally scarce in the United States

United States

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, appearing 825 times in the 2000 Census and ranking #27,496.

In modern Italian

Italian language

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, brucato is the past participle of the verb brucare, which means "to graze" or "to nibble."