Addeo
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Frequency: (217)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Southern Italian (Naples and Sicily): from a short form of the personal name Donadeo, meaning ‘dedicated to God’, or perhaps a nickname for someone who habitually used this as a valedictory expression.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 13%. Salvatore (3), Carmine, Nicola, Rocco, Sal, Santo.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
Dictionary of American Family Names. Copyright © 2006 Patrick Hanks. All rights reserved.
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Mentioned in
D'Addio
(family name)
Songs of Hawaii
(1963 Album by Leo Addeo & His Orchestra)
A Sound Spectacular in Total Dynamics
(1968 Album by Leo Addeo & His Orchestra)
The Music Goes 'Round and 'Round
(1961 Album by Leo Addeo & His Orchestra)
Almost Home
(2004 Album by Jon Regen)
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