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[Surname] Re: Italian Surname

by Marc (picard)

4/1/2009, 5:45 PM

Pisciotti is one of many surnames derived from pesce 'fish'. It's the nickname of a fisherman or fishmonger. You'll find its distribution in the US at http://www.gens-us.net/map/genera.html?cognome=PISCIOTTI and the names and addresses of people with that name at http://tr.im/i7rF

- Mino Sagani (guest)

4/8/2009, 1:37 PM

This surname is now quite rare in Italy. you can find it mainly in Calabria region or around Naples.

In southern italian dialects the word for fish has quite often been "pisci" or "pisce" so this surname has only partially italianized.

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