What is origin of the last name Napoli?

Question

Im not sure but I think it originates from Italy.

If you know can you let me know.

Answer 1

http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?na...

Surname: Napoli

Recorded in a number of spellings including the ever famous Napoleon, Napoleone, Di Napoli, Napoli, Napolitano, Napoletano, this Corsican and Italian surname with overlap spellings, is of uncertain, or perhaps dual, origins. It is often claimed to be locational and derive from the city of Naples, and this may well be so with many nameholders, a particular example taken from the registers being that of Severo di Napoli, recorded at Avellino, Bescia, Italy, on November 20th 1773. However there other claims that the surname derives from the word "napio", in this case a nickname for a fierce looking man, with a hooked nose, a physical trait associated with Corsica and its (infamous) pirates, and perhaps the later Emperor Napoleon. An early example here is Allegranza Napolione, at Lipara, Messina, on May 20th 1567. Just to add to the name confusion the city of Naples is of Greek origins, the name deriving from "nea" meaning new, and "polis", a city. It was captured from the Greeks in the 4th century b.c. Italian records and registers are sadly lacking, the county only becoming united in 1860. Examples taken from surviving records include Silvio Napolitano, at Nocero Inferiore, Salerno, on December 1st 1797, and earlier Salvatore Napoletano, at Caserta, on March 11th 1642.

http://www.ancestry.com/facts/Napoli.ash...

Napoli Name Meaning and History

Southern Italian: habitational name from the Campanian city of Naples, now the third largest city in Italy. The place name, Italian Napoli, Latin Neapolis, is from Greek nea ‘new’ + polis ‘city’. It was an ancient Greek colony taken over by the Romans in the 4th century bc.

www.familysearch.org  has these varied spellings:

NAPOLA ; NAPOLES ; NAPOLITANO ; NAPOLEA ; NAPELA; NAPULOU;  DI NAPOLI;  & NAPOLI  DE SOUZA.

Some unusual first names (for me anyway , a non-Italian.LOL) found with it were Accurzia* ,  Patirita ,  Accurso*,   Accursia*,

and Alelekele (this lady was from Hawaii). Those with the * sound like they were a curse on the family or something.

       The name was found in Italy (duh),  El Salvador, Sicily, Cuba, Dominican Republic (Caribbean), Guatemala, Costa Rica, Netherlands, France, Estonia (USSR), Switzerland,

Mexico, USA (several states, including Hawaii), Brazil, Peru,

Argentina,  Uruguay (last 4 in S. America).

    Early listings include Marinus Of Napoli (Duke of Naples), born about 845 AD--another line has him born in 768 AD, if it is the same one (he is shown as Marinus Di Napoli);  and Beatrice NAPOLI , B.1252- D:1275

Answer 2

From ancestry.com:

Southern Italian: habitational name from the Campanian city of Naples, now the third largest city in Italy. The place name, Italian Napoli, Latin Neapolis, is from Greek nea ‘new’ + polis ‘city’. It was an ancient Greek colony taken over by the Romans in the 4th century bc.

Answer 3

Named after Naples, (Napoli) in Italian.. could have originally been Di Napoli, but when immigrants came here, many dropped the "DI" which means "from" or "Of"

Answer 4

Surname: Napoli

Recorded in a number of spellings including the ever famous Napoleon, Napoleone, Di Napoli, Napoli, Napolitano, Napoletano, this Corsican and Italian surname with overlap spellings, is of uncertain, or perhaps dual, origins. It is often claimed to be locational and derive from the city of Naples, and this may well be so with many nameholders, a particular example taken from the registers being that of Severo di Napoli, recorded at Avellino, Bescia, Italy, on November 20th 1773. However there other claims that the surname derives from the word "napio", in this case a nickname for a fierce looking man, with a hooked nose, a physical trait associated with Corsica and its (infamous) pirates, and perhaps the later Emperor Napoleon. An early example here is Allegranza Napolione, at Lipara, Messina, on May 20th 1567. Just to add to the name confusion the city of Naples is of Greek origins, the name deriving from "nea" meaning new, and "polis", a city. It was captured from the Greeks in the 4th century b.c. Italian records and resgisters are sadly lacking, the county only becoming united in 1860. Examples taken from surviving records include Silvio Napolitano, at Nocero Inferiore, salerno, on December 1st 1797, and earlier Salvatore Napoletano, at Caserta, on March 11th 1642.

Answer 5

Napoli I understand is the Italian name of the city of Naples.  So, I suppose that the last name Napoli originates for people born in Naples.  In my home state there is an enterprise which deals with cooking utensils and flatware and things of that sort which is John Napoli.  They are Americans of Italian ancestry.  (Oh, just for your info.  When you visit the Island of Capri, in Italy, you depart from Napoli).  I hope I'm right regarding my speculative opinion.  Good luck.  Adian.

Answer 6

Yes it is Italian and the person's ancestors probably came from the city by the same name.