Papaleo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Papaleo.

Proper noun

Papaleo (plural Papaleos)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Papaleo is the 34707^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 651 individuals. Papaleo is most common among White (89.55%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Papaleo”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Italian

Etymology

From papa (“Orthodox priest”) +‎ Leo (“clipped variant of the personal name Leone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpa.paˈlɛ.o/
• Rhymes: -ɛo
• Hyphenation: Pa‧pa‧lè‧o

Proper noun

Papaleo m or f by sense

1. a surname