Saffioti
Appearance
Saffioti is an Italian surname[1][2][3] which due to migration can also be found among others in the United States and South American countries.[4] In Italy the largest number of people with this name live in Calabria followed by Liguria, Lombardy and Lazio.[1] Saffiotti most probably is a toponymic surname and the small Calabrian settlement of Punta Safò (Comune di Briatico) the geographical origin of the lineage.[2] Notable people with the surname include:
- Heleieth Saffioti (1934–2010), Brazilian sociologist, teacher and feminist activist
- Rita Saffioti (born 1972), Australian politician and economist
- Salli Saffioti (born 1976), American professional actress
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Diffusione del cognome Saffioti". cognomix.it. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "Italian Surnames – Cognomi Italiani – S". ganino.com (in Italian). Retrieved January 27, 2016.
Saffioti è un tipico cognome calabrese di Palmi […] potrebbe derivare da una forma etnica grecanica relativa alla contrada Safò di Briatico nel vibonese, probabile località di origine dei capostipiti. (Saffioti is a typical name of [[Palmi, Calabria|]] in Calabria, with presence also in Gioia Tauro […] the village Punta Safò near Briatico is the likely place of origin of the lineage.)
- ^ "Luoghi d'origine dei Saffioti: Reggio di Calabria (Italia)". it.geneanet.org. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
- ^ "Saffioti Family History". ancestry.com. Retrieved January 27, 2016.