The surname Nieddu was first found in Sardinia (Italian: Sardegna, Sardinian: Sardigna), the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. In 238 B.C the Carthaginians revolted and Rome took over. Saracens occupied 720 A.D. 1164 found Frederick Barbarosa giving the island to Barisone. Pisans succeeded in the 13th. Arragons took over in 1403 and it remained a Spanish province until the War of the Spanish Succession. In 1848 complete political union with Piedmont and Italy was granted. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry.
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Early History of the Nieddu family
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Nieddu Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Nieddu, Di Nieddu, Nieddia, Diniedu, Dindia and others.
Early Notables of the Nieddu family
Prominent among bearers of this surname in early times was
the Nieddu family of Sardenia
Migration of the Nieddu family
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Many settlers were recorded from the end of the 19th century in the great migration from Italy to the New World. Usually arriving at Ellis Island they settled in the eastern seaboard principally in New, York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania..
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