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ACCETTURA | ACCETTURI | ACCETTURO

Accettura, typically Pugliese, is very common in Bari and in the Bari area in Modugno, Adelfia, Triggiano and Sannicandro di Bari, Accetturi is almost unique, it should derive from errors of transcription, Accetturo, very very rare, is typical of the Foggia area, of San Marco the Catola in particular, should all derive from the name of the country of origin of the forefathers, that is the village of Accettura in the Matera area, whose name, according to the most accredited theory, should derive from the Latin term acapiter (sparrowhawk).

Bibliographic source' "L'origine dei cognomi Italianim storia ed etimologia" di E. Rossoni disponibile online su: https://archive.org/


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