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Absolutely rare Vitelleschi is perhaps Latium, typical of the center-south calves, very rare is more specifically the South Vitellium, veal is typical Sicilian, Agrigentino in particular, Vitellozzi, very uncommon, has a stump in Arezzo and one in Rome, should Derive from the Latin nomen Vitellius, brought for example by Aulus Vitellius (15-69 Ad) that was made Emperor of Rome in 69 A.D., traces of this cognominization we find in Perugia in 1200 with the Chancellor of the commune of Perugia

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


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