French (Napoléon) and Spanish (Napoleón): from
a Corsican personal name (see Napoleone). It was made famous by
the French Emperor Napoleon (1769–1821), and in some cases may have
been adopted as a surname in his honor.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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