Ossi (surname)
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Ossi is a family name. It is an uncommon Italian
surname. It is also found among Catholics and Jews
living in Iraq
who later emigrated to USA due to the growth of anti-Catholicism and anti-Semitism during the early 20th century. It is believed that the Iraqi Ossi's originated from Italy.
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
surname. It is also found among Catholics and Jews
Jews
The Jews , also known as the Jewish people, are a nation and ethnoreligious group originating in the Israelites or Hebrews of the Ancient Near East. The Jewish ethnicity, nationality, and religion are strongly interrelated, as Judaism is the traditional faith of the Jewish nation...
living in Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
who later emigrated to USA due to the growth of anti-Catholicism and anti-Semitism during the early 20th century. It is believed that the Iraqi Ossi's originated from Italy.