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Zappa Coat of Arms and Name History

Zappa

Origin Displayed: Italian

Spelling variations of this family name include: Zappa, Zappi, Zappelli, Zappetti, Zappetta, Zappoli, Zappuli, Zappalia, Zapa, Zapi, Zappas and many more.

First found in Mantua, anciently Mantova, a fortified city of Lombardy, capital of the province of Mantua.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Vincenzo Zappa, who arrived in Ashtabula Co., OH sometime between 1875 and 1906; Herman Louis Zoppi, who settled in Mississippi in 1894; Dominic Zappia, who arrived in New York in 1904.

Some noteworthy people of the name Zappa

Frank Zappa (1940-1993), American Musician, Actor, and Satirist
Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa (b. 1974), American musician
William Zappa, Actor
Moon Unit Zappa, Actress
Dweezil Zappa, Actor
Tony Zappa, Cinematographer
Riccardo Zappa, Composer
Alfredo Zappa, Producer
Carrie-Ellen Zappa, Actress

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RENAISSANCE

The Renaissance was a great rebirth of Classical art, literature, and science. It began in the Italian city-state of Florence in the 14th century and it was characterized by the spread of humanism and the beginning of objective scientific inquiry. Wealthy Florentine merchants and bankers such as the powerful Medici family, saw themselves as the heirs of the great figures of the ancient Roman Empire. Many of these families became the lavish patrons of artists and scholars in order to increase their own prestige and secure political power.