The Piccio family is a family of Portuguese Jewish origin. It has established branches in Italy,Stow, K. (1995). The Jews in Rome (Vol. 1). Leiden: Brill.Kessin, Zachary. (Ed.) Table of names. Names of Jews in Rome in the 1550s. Accessed December 1, 2006.Surnames of the Jews in Rome. Jewish Genealogy in Italy. Accessed December 1, 2006.Rottenberg, D. (1986). Finding Our Fathers: A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company. the Philippines and Turkey. Members also reside in fewer numbers in other countries.Italianos llegados a Buenos Aires (1882)Italianos llegados a Buenos Aires (1899)
The current form of the family’s name is an Italianized standardization by notaries in Rome of , which in turn was a Turkified rendering of the original Portuguese Figo ().
Members Notable members include: Azaria Piccio, Venetian rabbi; Carlo Piccio, Philippine swimmer; Gino Piccio, Italian priest; Giuseppe Piccio, Italian literary critic; Mosè Piccio, Ottoman rabbi and lexicographer; Mordekay Piccio, Israeli paramilitary; Pier Ruggero Piccio, Italian World War I general and founding Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force; Vicente Piccio, Jr., Philippine major general, Air Force Chief, and former Mayor.
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