The capone Surname
capone Name Meaning and History
- from an augmentative of capo ‘head’, applied as a nickname for someone with a big head, probably in the sense ‘arrogant’ or ‘stubborn’ rather than in a strictly literal sense.
- from capone ‘capon’, ‘castrated cock’, applied as a derogatory nickname for a cuckold, or a metonymic occupational name for someone who kept poultry.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Roots from San Marco La Catola (Foggia) Italy |
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| Vincenzo Capone |
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| Capone family tree | christina capone | 1 |
| Al Capones parents lived in Apt w/my family Are we related? |
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| Calling all Capones from Pomigliano d'Arco |
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| San Marco la Catola | Dan Leone | 1 |
| looking for family members | Mary DeNinno | 6 |
| Tomas A. Fascia --Varase, Italy |
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| Al Capone Family |
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