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SOTTOSANTI

Sottosanti is a typical Sicilian baronial family, of Ramacca and Catania in Catanese, Santo Stefano di Camastra and Messina in Messinese, Palermo, Gagliano Castelferrato Nell'ennese and Mazzarino in Nisseno, should derive from a name of locality Originated from the fact that they are located at the bottom of the surrounding areas.

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


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