Apicella
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Apicella.
Proper noun
Apicella (plural Apicellas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Apicella is the 24914th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 998 individuals. Apicella is most common among White (95.09%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Apicella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47.
Italian
Etymology
From a diminutive form of ape (“bee”), probably applied as a nickname for an industrious person or for a beekeeper.
Proper noun
Apicella m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the nickname
Further reading
- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025