Typical of Veneto, of Trevisano in particular, it should derive from the dialectal term piovesan (of the pieve or local ecclesiastical unit), but it is also possible a derivation from the toponym Piovesano in present-day Slovenia. additions provided by Giovanni Vezzelli Piovesan surname especially from Treviso, ethnic = 'di Piove di Sacco (PD).
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