Spalla

See also: spalla

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Spalla.

Proper noun

Spalla (plural Spallas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Spalla is the 41728^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 521 individuals. Spalla is most common among White (97.12%) individuals.

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

From spalla (“shoulder”), probably a nickname given to someone with a deformity or peculiarity of the shoulder.

Proper noun

Spalla m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the nickname

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015-2024