Otranto, Italy: Surnames and Genealogy
Otranto is a large city in the province of Lecce, in the region of Puglia.
The most common surnames in Otranto are DE MARCO (39), DE BENEDETTO (31), NEGRO (28), ROMANO' (27), PELLEGRINO (25), ROMANO (25), RIZZO (24), VILLANI (24), PELUSO (23), DE MATTEIS (22).
If your ancestors came from Otranto, this page can help you identify surname patterns and nearby archives for Italian genealogy research.
Italian civil registration records generally include births, marriages and deaths from the 19th century onward. Parish records may extend the family line further back.
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