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Apa Origin and Immigration
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Apa Surname Distribution
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Origin: I have traced Tinkapaugh to 1600 Germany when it was Dinckelbach. It means little foot.
Surnames: Dinckelbach, Tinkapaugh, Tinklepaugh
Submitted by: Bernadette Tinklepaugh-Boozel
Origin of Apa, Meaning of Apa
Origin: Origin: Ilocos Sur, Philippines Meaning: Tapat - Serenade Tapat - Truth
Surnames: TAPAT
Submitted by: Elmerito T Tapat
Origin of Apa, Meaning of Apa
Origin: Italian name
Surnames: Capasso
Submitted by: Marcie
Origin of Apa, Meaning of Apa
Origin: Researching the Lapan's from Canada, Massachusetts, and Vermont.
Surnames: Lapan
Submitted by: Kim Monnar
Origin of Apa, Meaning of Apa
Origin: From Worcester,MA. Anyone that is related please advise. I am trying to put together a family tree.
Surnames: Trapasso
Submitted by: Sheryl Trapasso
Origin of Apa, Meaning of Apa
Origin: My grandfather came from Greece in about 1912.
Surnames: Papaefthemion, Pappas
Submitted by: sharlene Pappas
Origin of Apa, Meaning of Apa
Origin: greek; "kin of the priest"; due to the orthodox restrictions priests where not allowed to marry. but a married man could become a priest and his kin was called papadopoulos. married priests were not able to get a higher position than a mitropolitan (highest priest in a town)
Surnames: papadopoulos, papadopulos
Submitted by:
Origin of Apa, Meaning of Apa
Origin: Lapalme The secret calvinst and reformed churchs had names that probably is the origin, LaPalme, LaRose, LaPensee' and so on. Members of those churchs had to emmigrate to North-America and protestant countries like Sweden. Check the site www.vallon.a.se under the icon "fria amnen" and "Vallonen Per Jansson????". There you find links to several religious sites dealing with the subject. Moreover, a doctoral thesis by Hallander you can tank down from the site www.vallon.a.se. Regards, Jonas Palm
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