You've made those kind of blanket statements before without taking variables into account. I think Lilo's right, or at least there's a high chance.

Once again, just because a certain name has a certain origin does not mean it cannot be used by anyone living outside the area. FWIW, Id take Lilo's opine into more account.

Like Lilo mentioned, Im sure there's more.

m2w, do you have actual proof that Crea, Leo etc etc are southerners through and through, or do you make those claims because you simply believe "no northerner was ever made into the mafia"?

As I said earlier, I dont believe its some mafia gene inherent only in southern Italians that precludes northern Italian-American criminals from being able to be gangsters.

To clarify, Im not claiming that there's inducted northerners in Italy itself. But the American dynamic is very different, the melting pot theory is well documented.