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![Show Contents]() Piaz Surname History
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From the ancient and picturesque Italian region of Venice emerged a variety of distinguished names, including the notable surname Piaz. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most traditional type of family name found in the region of Venice is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's given name, local surnames are also found. Local names, which are the least frequent of the major types of surnames found in Italy, are derived from a place-name where the original bearer once resided or held land. Often Italian local surnames bore the prefix "di," which signifies emigration from one place to another, but does not necessarily denote nobility. The Piaz family lived in the place named Piazza, of which there are several cities still found in Italy today. Early Origins of the Piaz familyThe surname Piaz was first found in the town of Parma, with the Piazza family, nobility in the city in the 10th century. Early History of the Piaz familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Piaz research. The years 1657, 1712, 1726 and 1800 are included under the topic Early Piaz History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Piaz Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Piazza, Piazzi, Piaz, Del Piazzo, Del Piaz, Piazzini, Piazzoni, Piazzola, Piazzolla, Piazzoli, Piazzese and many more. Early Notables of the Piaz familyProminent among members of the family was - the many individuals of the Piazzoni family were of noble status in Serravalle from the 16th century. Camillo Piazza was Bishop of Dragonia in 1657
- of this family was Ludovico Piazza, Bishop of Forlì in 1726
- Giulio Piazza was Archbishop of Rodi, ambassador to Giuseppe I of Austria, and in 1712 was made Cardinal by Pope Clemente XI. Giuseppe Piazza was an astronomer and monk who became a mathematics profes...
Migration of the Piaz familySome of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Accursia Piazza, aged 25, who arrived at Ellis Island from Sciacca, Italy, in 1906; Accursia Piazza, aged 29, who arrived at Ellis Island from Sciacca, Sicily, in 1913.
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