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View Surname: Zappa


ZAPPA
SOURCE: Occupation
USAGE: Italian
Meaning & History
Means "hoe, mattock" from the Italian zappa, probably denoting an agricultural worker. Two composers of Italian origin have bore this name: Francesco Zappa (18th Century) and Frank Vincent Zappa Jr. (1940-1993).
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