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The surname Napoli

An Italian place surname, carried by 5,127 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈnɑpəli/ 3 syllables Soundex N140

Napoli: #6,608 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Napoli #6,608, 5,127 people Napoli: #6,608 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Napoli #6,608, 5,127 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Napoli is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Napoli, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polĭs), from νέᾱ (néā, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city”). Doublet of Nabeul, Nablus, Naples, Neapoli, and Neapolis.

Napoli is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,127 people named Napoli in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,220 Americans. That is up 3.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,958.

#6,608
rank among US surnames
5,127
people in 2010
1.7
per 100,000 Americans
+3.4%
change since 2000 (was #6,329)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#6,605Rubalcava5,13060,184
#6,606Marron5,12960,196
#6,607O'Hare5,12860,208
#6,608Napoli5,12760,220

Who is named Napoli

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

94% of people named Napoli identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 94%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.1%
  • Two or more races 0.9%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Napolis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Mike Napoli
    American baseball player, born 1981

Other Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Napoli come from?
Borrowed from Italian Napoli, from Latin Neāpolis, from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polĭs), from νέᾱ (néā, “new”) + πόλῐς (pólĭs, “city”). Doublet of Nabeul, Nablus, Naples, Neapoli, and Neapolis.
How common is the surname Napoli?
5,127 people in the United States had the surname Napoli in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,220 Americans. It ranked 6,608th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Napoli?
In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Napoli identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Napoli?
Mike Napoli, American baseball player.
Where is the surname Napoli most common?
Wikidata records people named Napoli in the United States.
How do you pronounce Napoli?
Napoli is /ˈnɑpəli/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Napoli?
Napoli is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Napoli getting more or less common?
More common. 4,958 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,127 in 2010, up 3.4%.