Peter,

Thank you so much for your suggestions! Cavallo, according to my Italian dictionary, means, small horse - hmmm. But it also seems to be the suffix to lots of places it Italy. So I have my work cut out for me, but that's the "fun" of genealogy - right?!? Also, I did find some Carrione's at ...

Is, or was, there any place in Italy called Cavello? Researching surname CARIONE/CARRIONE.