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The surname Pappas was first found in Piedmont (Italian: Piemonte, Piedmontese and Occitan: Piemont), a territorial division of northern Italy at the foot of the Alps consisting of the provinces of Alessandria, Cuneo, Novara and Turin. Later Aosta and Vercelli were added and still later, Asti. History is related back to 49 B.C. The house of Savoy rose in 1000 A.D. 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. The first record of the family was in 1280 when the senior member of the family was the Count di Costiglioni in Piedmont or Piemonte.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Pappas research. Another 109 words (8 lines of text) covering the year 1311 is included under the topic Early Pappas History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Pappa, Papa, Pappas, Papacizza, Papacoda, Papadopoli, Papafava, Paparato, Paparatti and many more.
More information is included under the topic Early Pappas Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
In the United States, the name Pappas is the 2,818th most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1