About the Campanelli Surname

The spelling Campanelli grew out of Campanella, an Italian surname with a long paper trail. The name is generally explained as “Little bell”. Campanelli and Campanella differ only in the final vowel; Italian surnames often appear in singular and plural versions. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

About 1,651 people in the United States were recorded as Campanelli in 2010, placing it 17,159 on the national list. 100 people born in France between 1891 and 2000 carried the Campanelli name at birth.

Arms linked to Campanella and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Campanelli surname pack.