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![Show Contents]() Papadia Surname History
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Venice, 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 Papadia. 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 Venice 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 Papadia is a common occupational name for a person who was in some way associated with an ecclesiastical office, either as an employee or as a Father. The surname Papadia is derived from the Italian word papa, which means Father or Pope. Early Origins of the Papadia familyThe surname Papadia was first found in 1116 in Mirandola with Guido Papazzoni. Early History of the Papadia familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Papadia research. The years 1280, 1311, 1505 and 1623 are included under the topic Early Papadia History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Papadia Spelling VariationsEnormous variation in spelling and form characterizes those Italian names that originated in the medieval era. This is caused by two main factors: regional tradition, and inaccuracies in the recording process. Before the last few hundred years, scribes spelled names according to their sounds. Spelling variations were the unsurprising result. The variations of Papadia include Papa, Lo Papa, Papotto, Papaccio, Papazzo, Papallo, Papadomenico, Papadonno, Papajanni, Pappaianni, Papaleo, Papaleone, papalenoi, Papalìa, Papaluca, Papandrea, Papapietro, Papazzoni, Papacoda, Papacizza, Papadia, Papafava, Papareschi, Papaivano, Paparusso, Papasergio and many more. Early Notables of the Papadia familyProminent among members of the family was - Sigismondo Papacoda was a Bishop and then Cardinal under Pope Clemente VII. Federico Papadia was a fiscal lawyer in Cordova in 1505
Migration of the Papadia familyIn the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Papadia Emanuel Papaivano, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1880; Josefa Papa, aged 30, arrived in New Orleans, La in 1829; William Papa, who landed in America in 1870.
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