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Help[Surname] Re: italian surname ZAMPANO's meaning (Modified)
in reply to a message by jjh
Well, I can't find any credible information about Zampano's meaning. I did find it as a word on Wiktionary but I doubt it has the same etymology as the surname.
So, in that sense, it could be related Zumpano or it could not. Since there's little information about Zampano, one could just take an educated guess, I suppose. We just got to wait and see if someone with a lot of knowledge about Italian surnames steps in to try to find out the etymology.
My PNL: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/149249
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So, in that sense, it could be related Zumpano or it could not. Since there's little information about Zampano, one could just take an educated guess, I suppose. We just got to wait and see if someone with a lot of knowledge about Italian surnames steps in to try to find out the etymology.
My PNL: http://www.behindthename.com/pnl/149249
My blog: https://maybeitisdaijirou.wordpress.com
This message was edited 7/12/2015, 4:12 PM
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Yes, the name does exist. The family is from Messercola in Campania. There are also Zampanos all over the world.
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Yes the name does exist. My family immigrated to USA in the early 1900’s from Caserta, Italy
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Yes, the name does exist. The family is from Messercola in Campania. There are also Zampanos all over the world.
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I’m doing some research regarding our families surname and came across this thread. My family immigrated from Sicily in the late 1800’s, and settled in Connecticut. My great grandfather then chased the coal boom to Scranton, PA where we still reside. From what I understand, many changes happened at Ellis Island regarding names in the registry upon immigration. I would suspect we are actually Zumpanos, as the name Zampano doesn’t seem to appear in any texts prior to the early-mid 1800’s.
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Steven, Thank you for your research! My grandfather was Dominick Zampano. When he arrived from Palermo Sicely. The oldest son of 6 siblings settled in Palermo's eastern suburb of Santo Isadore. When grandfather reached Ellis Island in 1918 they changed his name to Zampani.uy
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. . . When arriving in NY, they settled in Bensonhurst and Bath Beach Bklyn.
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