SURNAMES IN ITALY

Surname Napoleoni

Origin and meaning

From the medieval given name Napoleone (see NAPOLEON). This name became popular because of Napoleone Buonaparte, also known as Napoléon I, emperor of France.

💡 The surname Napoleoni also appears as variant of the surname Napoleone in other studies consulted in this project.

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

Entry compiled from specialized sources on Italian surname 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.