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Widespread throughout Sardinia, it should derive from the Sardinian name Piu (Pio). additions provided by Giuseppe Concas PIU: more in Sardinian language means hair, hair and stands for pilu or pilo. (see the surname Pilo). Do not underestimate the Latin voice pius (adjective), which means pious, honest, religious, virtuous, etc. Not having found it in the ancient papers of the language and history of Sardinia, let us suppose it is a modern surname. To be sure, the registers of the municipal or parochial or diocesan historical archives should be observed: a job that can be done only with the collaboration of the people who bear this surname, who are interested in learning more about their genealogical past and who are interested in communicating the results of their research to the management of this site. Currently the surname Piu is present in 238 Italian Municipalities, of which 94 in Sardinia: Sassari 318, Cagliari 132, Pozzomaggiore 81, Nuoro 59, etc.
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