Persico (surname)

Persico  is an Italian surname, which means Persian as in "Golfo Persico" (Italian for Persian Gulf). Notable people with the surname include:


 * Aaron Persico, Italian rugby player
 * Alphonse Persico, American mobster nicknamed "Allie Boy"
 * Carmine Persico, American mobster
 * Daniel Pérsico, politician
 * Enrico Persico, Italian physicist
 * Ignatius Persico, Italian Cardinal
 * Joseph E. Persico, author
 * Lawrence T. Persico, Bishop of Erie, Pennsylvania
 * Salvatore Persico, birth name of baseball catcher Joe Smith
 * Silvia Persico, Italian cyclist