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![Show Contents]() Coppolone History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Sicily, one of the oldest and most beautiful island regions of Italy, is the esteemed birthplace of numerous prominent families, including the family that bears the surname Coppolone. Although people were originally known only by a single name, it became necessary for people to adopt a second name to identify themselves as populations grew and travel became more frequent. The process of adopting fixed hereditary surnames was not complete until the modern era, but the use of hereditary family names in Italy began in the 10th and 11th centuries. Italian hereditary surnames were developed according to fairly general principles and they are characterized by a profusion of derivatives coined from given names. Although the most common type of family name found in Sicily is the patronymic surname, which is derived from the father's givenname, names derived from occupations are also found. Occupational surnames, which are less common than other types of surnames in Italy, date back to the feudal era. However, under the Feudal System, occupational names did not become hereditary until the offices themselves became hereditary. It was only after an occupation was inherited by several generations in lineal descent that occupational names came to be applied to entire families, and so became a hereditary surname. The surname Coppolone is an occupational name for a maker of "coppolas," which are a type of hat. The Italian word "coppola" literally means little round hat in the Neapolitan dialect. The name Coppola could have also been a nickname type of surname given to a someone who frequently wore a "coppola." Early Origins of the Coppolone familyThe surname Coppolone was first found in the 11th century, at Amalfi, a coastal town south of Naples. Early History of the Coppolone familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Coppolone research. The years 1450 and 1628 are included under the topic Early Coppolone History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Coppolone Spelling VariationsThere are many variations of most of those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. Some of these come from regional differences, like the tradition of ending northern names in "o" and southern names in "i". Others come from inaccuracies in the recording process, which were extremely common in the eras before dictionaries standardized spelling. Some of the spelling variations of Coppolone are Coppola, Coppolelli, Coppoli, Coppoletta, Coppoletti, Coppolino, Coppolecchia, Coppolone and many more. Early Notables of the Coppolone familyProminent among bearers of this surname in early times was many bishops, including Marco, Ercole, Nicola, and Francesco Coppola. Taddeo and Bernardo Coppola were senators in Messina. Other notable bearers of the Coppolone surname from this era include Francesco Coppoli, a politician in Perugia during the 14th century...
Another 47 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Coppolone Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Migration of the Coppolone familyAn investigation of the immigration and passenger lists has revealed a number of people bearing the name Coppolone: Alphonzo Coppola, who arrived in New York in 1893 aboard the SS EMS, Joseph Coppola, who arrived in New York city in 1902, Francesco and Carmela Coppola (age 8), who arrived in New York on the Orsola from Palermo on March 8, 1882..
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