Cassuto

Jewish family of Florence. Umberto Cassuto, chief rabbi of Florence then of Rome, became professor of biblical studies at the University of Rome and at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Patronymic name of Italian origin, an ethnic name of origin, borne by an illustrious family of Rome. In the 20th century, a very uncommon name, borne only in the Livornese community of Tunis. — Source: J. Toledano, « Une histoire de familles : les noms de famille juifs d'Afrique du Nord ».