Frequency: (124)
(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: from a derivative of Scarpa.
GIVEN NAMES: Italian 15%. Angelo (2), Giovanna, Pasquale, Romeo, Ugo, Vito.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
