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We explored the relationships among Sardinian populations by means of a spatial analysis of surnames in five villages in the historical–geographical zone of Barbagia di Belvì, a mountainous area traditionally devoted to sheep-herding and the point of departure of transhumance toward lowland areas. We collected the surnames of 19th century Sardinian populations through the Status Animarum (parish censuses)...