Heraldic Search Last name: MORTARO

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Portaro
ref: 24149

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D'azzurro, ad un porto di mare al naturale, sostenente una torre d'argento merlata di tre pezzi, ciascuno de'quali sormontato da un uccello dello stesso.

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MORTARI | MORTARO

Mortari has a stock in Mantua, one in Colleferro (RM) and one in Salento, Mortaro has a stock in the Perugian and one in the Verona area, they should derive from a nickname originated from a trade connected either with the production of mortars or with funeral practices .

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

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