Piccardo or Picardo is an Italian surname, a version of Picard, meaning a person from Picardy, a historical region and cultural area of France. It is found primarily in Liguria.
| Language(s) | Italian |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Meaning | person from Picardy |
| Region of origin | Italy |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Picard, Picardo, Piccard, Pickard |
Piccardo family edit
The Piccardo family is an ancient Italian family, from Liguria. In the 19th century a family branch relocated from Voltri, in the Kingdom of Sardinia, to Monte San Giovanni Campano, in the Papal States. A branch of the family also settled in the Eastern North America, according to genealogical organisation House of Names.
They were famous entrepreneurs in the paper industry of the region Liguria and in Southern Lazio.
References edit
- Giovanni Vezzelli, Cognomi romagnoli di origine barbarico-germanica, Sodalizio, 1988
- Emidio De Felice, Dizionario dei cognomi italiani, Milano, Mondadori, 1997
- Gianmario Raimondi, Luisa Ravelli, Elena Papa, L'antroponomastica: elementi di metodo, Libreria stampatori, 2005
Piccardo family:
- Associazione italiana degli editori e negozianti di musica, Associazione editoriale-libraria italiana, Associazione editoriale-libraria italiana, Associazione italiana degli editori e negozianti di musica, Giornale della libreria, della tipografia, e delle arti ed industrie affini (Sezione 5 - Piccardo, Luigi Brunelli, Provincia di Caserta), 1888
- Benn Business Information Services, Ernest Benn Limited, Phillips Paper Trade Directory, 1980
- Sociologia: rivista di studi sociali, Istituto "Luigi Sturzo", Nuova ser., anno 24, n. 2–3, published in 1990
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