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MUNTONE | MUNTONI

Muntone is specific to Fonni in the Nuoro area, Muntoni, decidedly less rare, has an important stock at Villacidro and Gonnosfanadiga in Medio Campidano, a strain in Cagliari, Quartu Sant 'Elena and Villa San Pietro in Cagliari and one in Terralba in the Oristano area. Carbonia. additions provided by Giuseppe Concas Muntoni derives from the Sardinian word muntoni (pile). A pile of stones is called unu muntoni de perda. In the ancient Tuscan ram means a pile of manure, a dunghill. Unu muntoni de ladamini or unu muntonaxu. Tallying means stacking. We didn't find it in the ancient papers. The surname is present in Sardinia in 71 out of 377 Municipalities In the national territory the surname is present in 143 Municipalities. On the Continent, the greatest diffusion is recorded in the central north. In the USA it is present only in California, with only one family unit.

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


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Muntoni
Variations Last name: Muntone
Nobles: Italia
Nobility: Nobili
Language of the text: Italiano

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