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Putzu is typically Sardinian, Puzo is typically Campano, Ariano Irpino, Venticano and Montemiletto in the Avellinese and Naples, we have traces of the presence of this surname in Vasto in the Teatino in 1300, Puzzu is due to an error of transcription of the previous, so Like Putzo, Puzzo is specific to the central and southern Sicily and the Cosentino, all derive from dialectal modifications of the word well, probably due to the presence of a well in the vicinity or even with the family. Integrations provided by Giuseppe Concas PUTZU: Meaning and Etymology: well and derives from the Latin puteus. On Putzu is properly, for the Sardinians, a chasm or on Putzu de sa Mena is the pit of the mine. The well to draw water is commonly said, throughout the island, SA Funtàna, from the Italian fountain, Funtàna or Funtanèdda is also the source, otherwise known as SA Mitza (from the Phoenician). In the old cards we find him, among the signatories of the Peace of Eleanor of 1388,
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