| ![Show Contents]() Trapani History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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 Italy The Trapani surname is a habitational name, taken on from the name of the city of Trapani, in western Sicily. Albert of Trapani (born Albert degli Abati) (c. 1240-1307) was an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member of the Carmelites. He was known for working and maintaining a positive relationship with Jews as well as for his powers of healing. Hew was also attributed for the 1301 lifting of the siege in Messina that could have seen hundreds die from starvation. Early Origins of the Trapani familyThe surname Trapani was first found in Palermo (Sicilian: Palermu, Latin: Panormus), a city in Insular Italy, the capital of both the region of Sicily and the Province of Palermo at the foot of Mount Pellegrino. Originally a Phoenician colony in the 3rd century B.C., Palermo was later held by Carthage and then the Saracens, in 835. The Normans were in the region from 1050; the region flourished and many ancient ruins exist from that time period, including two city gates. In those ancient times only persons of rank, the podesta, clergy, city officials, army officers, artists, landowners were entered into the records. To be recorded at this time, at the beginning of recorded history, was of itself a great distinction and indicative of noble ancestry. Early History of the Trapani familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Trapani research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1620, 1664, 1687, 1688, 1698, 1715, 1718 and 1719 are included under the topic Early Trapani History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Trapani Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Trapani, Trapanese, Trapnotto, Trepani, Trepanese and many more. Early Notables of the Trapani familyProminent among bearers of this surname in early times was - Luca Trapani (1664-1719), a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Tricarico (1718-1719) and Bishop of Ischia (1698-1718). He was born on 26 Mar 1664 in Naples, Italy and successively ordained...
Trapani RankingIn the United States, the name Trapani is the 15,635th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
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Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Trapani Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Carmela Trapani, age 23, who arrived in America on March 17, 1880, aboard the "Trinacria"
- Amalia Trapani, age 20, who arrived in America on Nov. 30, 1883, aboard the "Vincenzo Florio"
- Rosaria Trapani, age 17, who arrived in New York on July 24, 1886, aboard the "Italia"
- Biagio Trapani, age 33, who arrived in America on March 2, 1888, aboard the "California"
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- Sal Trapani (1927-1999), American comic-book artist, active from the 1940s Golden Age of comics through the 1960s Silver Age and into the 1980s
- Joe Trapani (b. 1988), American college basketball player for Vermont and Boston College
- Gina Marie Trapani (b. 1975), American tech blogger, web developer, and writer
- Enzo Trapani (1922-1989), Italian screenwriter, set designer, television producer/director and film director
- Francesco Trapani (b. 1957), Italian CEO of the jeweler and luxury goods retailer, Bulgari
- Rachel Legrain Trapani (b. 1988), Miss France in 2007
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Trapani migration to the United States 
