SURNAMES IN ITALY

Rapallini

This form is an altered form of the surname Rapallo.

Origin and meaning

E. De Felice and E. Rossoni agree that the surname derives from the place name Rapallo, in the Genoa area.

De Felice specifies that it was also formed from the ethnic Rapallino, and that in the function of a surname or ethnic determinative it is already documented in 1147 in the Archive of the Archbishop's Curia of Genoa.

Variants

Altered forms and derivatives

Geographic distribution: Eastern Liguria; frequent in Genoa

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Drawing on 2 authors, this entry presents the different hypotheses about the origin of the surname, avoiding a single oversimplified explanation.

Sources

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

  • De Felice, E. (1978). Dizionario dei cognomi italiani. Milano: Mondadori.
  • Rossoni, E. (2002). Origine e storia dei cognomi italiani. Retrieved from https://www.cognomiitaliani.org