Sirigu is a Sardinian surname. The surname is found mostly in

Ogliastra The province of Ogliastra ( , ) was a former Provinces of Italy, province in eastern Sardinia, Italy. Ogliastra was the most mountainous province in Sardinia. With only some 57,642 inhabitants, it was also the least populous province of Italy. Th ...

and the communes of

Nurri Nurri is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region Sardinia, located about 60 km north of Cagliari Cagliari (, , ; ; ; Latin: ''Caralis'') is an Comune, Italian municipality and the capital and ...

Orroli Orroli, meaning " downy oak" (''Arrólli'' in Sardinian language) is, a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of South Sardinia in the Italian region of Sardinia, located about north of Cagliari. As of 31 December 2010, it had a population of ...

up to

Seneghe Seneghe () is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Oristano in the Italian region Sardinia, located about northwest of Cagliari and about north of Oristano. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 1,944 and an area of .All demog ...

and is mentioned as ''Siricu'' in the San Pietro in Silki and San Michele di Salvennor's Conaghe. The surname could come from the Latin

sericus ''Sericus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Elateridae Elateridae or click beetles (or "typical click beetles" to distinguish them from the related families Cerophytidae and Eucnemidae, which are also capable of clicking) ar ...

. People with the surname Sirigu: *

Salvatore Sirigu Salvatore Sirigu (, ; born 12 January 1987) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Palermo. Sirigu began his career with Venezia and then Palermo. In 2011, he moved to French side Paris Saint-Germain. Twice v ...

(born 1987), Italian professional footballer * Sandro Sirigu (born 1988), Italian-German footballer Sirigu may also refer to: * Sirigu (Ghana) a village in the

Upper East Region The Upper East Region is located in the northern part of Ghana and it is the third smallest of the 16 administrative regions in Ghana. It occupies a total land surface of 8,842 square kilometers, or 2.7% of the total land area of Ghana. The reg ...

of Ghana

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