# Are there any Italian surnames not ending in a vowel?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 2, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-italian-surnames-not-ending-in-a-vowel/333780 "2005-12-02T18:35:34Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-italian-surnames-not-ending-in-a-vowel/333780/61 "2018-12-18T21:56:33Z")

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> [@B.M.Eriksson](#):
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> Cohen, Coen, Koen, Costner, Kassner (Angela Merkel’s real last name), Cusack etc. Some names just _are_ jewish. That’s all.

You think Cusack is a Jewish name? [Think again](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cusack).

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**Post date:** [December 18, 2018, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-italian-surnames-not-ending-in-a-vowel/333780/62 "2018-12-18T22:07:06Z")

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> [@B.M.Eriksson](#):
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> Do you happen to remember the bit from “The Sopranos” in which they talked about Italian names ending with a consonant being better people or something like that?

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**B.M. Eriksson** , we prefer that old threads in General Question only be revived to add new factual information. Given that this does not, and that many of your other posts either add no new information, are non-factual or are erroneous, I am going to close this. In addition, many of your posts are snarky and insulting to other posters. If you continue to post on the board, I advise you not to continue with this attitude or your career here will be short.

Colibri  
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