Pettinati is rare and seems to have two strains, in the Genoese and the Neapolitan, Pettinato is specific to the south, Sicily, Calabria and Basilicata, should derive from nicknames originating from behavioral characteristics, in Sicily it may be that some derive from a toponym like Pettineo (ME ). additions provided by Franco Pettinato Pettinato could derive from a nickname generated by the Latin word pectinatus, [cfr.Iohannes Pettinatus (a.1166) in (verginian diplomatic code edited by PMTropeano)].
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