Origin of last name "Di Salvo"

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Origin of last name "Di Salvo"

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In reading the last thread regarding Da Vinci...it got me thinking about my own family. On my father's side, we have ancestors from Bagheria with the last name Di Salvo. I have been able to trace this back to about 1800 so far. On my mother's side---we also have a Di Salvo line that we just traced to Barcellona PG --about 1806 so far. I found a Porto Salvo near BPG. Is it possible that Porto Salvo is the begininng of the Di Salvo's and that my ancestors in Bagheria are from there as well? THAT would make things interesting that's for sure!
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Di Salvo could be a patronymic: (Figlio) di Salvo, (son) of Salvo.

Ref. http://www.cognomiitaliani.org/cognomi/ ... 0004ip.htm
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Thank you once again Livio! I can't wait to explore that website further!
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