About Ottaviani
The surname Ottaviani is of Italian origin and is derived from the given name Ottaviano, which is the Italian form of the Latin name Octavianus. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Ottaviano. The name Ottaviano itself is derived from the Latin word "octavus," meaning "eighth," and was often given to the eighth-born child in a family. Therefore, the surname Ottaviani signifies a family's connection to an ancestor named Ottaviano or Octavianus.
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Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ottaviani based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Ottaviani in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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