ItalyThe surname Paiva was first found in Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte, Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont), a territorial division of northern Italy at the foot of the Alps consisting of the provinces of Alessandria, Cuneo, Novara and Turin. Later Aosta and Vercelli were added and still later, Asti. History is related back to 49 B.C. The house of Savoy rose in 1000 A.D. 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.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Paiva research. Another 236 words (17 lines of text) covering the years 1352, 1636, 1702, 1718, 1655, 1740 and 1764 are included under the topic Early Paiva History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Pavia, Pavesi, Pavesio, Pavese, Paiva, Pavio, Pavesa and many more.
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In the United States, the name Paiva is the 10,037th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [1]
Paiva migration to the United States +
