SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Abella

Origin and meaning

Abella is a common habitational name heard around many places including Catalonia, Santander and Galicia. The name means ‘a bee’, and describe a person who is small yet active.

💡 The surname Abella also appears as variants of the surnames Abele and Avella in other studies consulted in this project.

📍 You can view how this surname is distributed in Italy: View distribution in Italy (Cognomix)

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary integrates the information available in specialized onomastic studies.

Sources

This entry of the Italian Surname Meanings dictionary is based on the following specialized onomastic sources:

  • Research conducted by Surnames in Italy, the English-language project of Ancestros Italianos, based on the bibliography cited in the references.