Frequency: (283)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Polish: nickname from nalepa ‘fireside corner’, ‘ingle nook’.
GIVEN NAMES: Polish 6%. Janusz (3), Ewa, Krystyna.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
