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Definition: A last name commonly given to children in Italy (prior to its unification in 1861) who were abandoned or given up for adoption by their parents. From the Latin "expositus," the past participle of the Latin verb "exponere," which means 'to place outside.' Especially prevalent in the Naples region of Italy.
Surname Origin:
Italian
Alternate Surname Spellings:
ESPOSTI, ESPOSTO, ESPOSTI, DEGLI ESPOSTI, SPOSITO
More Resources for the Surname ESPOSITO :
Italian Genealogy ESPOSITO Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - ESPOSITO Genealogy ESPOSITO Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - ESPOSITO Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - ESPOSITO Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - ESPOSITO Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - ESPOSITO Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
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Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
Surnames. Genealogical Publishing Company, 1997. Looking for the meaning of a given name? Check out
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
