D'Ambrosio
An Italian surname meaning “son of Ambrose” or “belonging to Ambrose.”
The #7,763 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 72,221 Americans shares it.
Etymology
D'Ambrosio is an Italian patronymic surname built on the personal name Ambrosio, the Italian form of Ambrose. That personal name goes back to Latin Ambrosius, from Greek ambrosios, meaning “immortal” or “divine.” In surname form, it originally identified someone as the child, family member, or household of a man named Ambrosio.
History
The surname is especially associated with southern Italy, where forms with the prefix d' or di often developed from personal names. It was carried to the Americas and elsewhere through Italian migration in the 19th and early 20th centuries. In modern records, spelling may appear with or without the apostrophe, depending on the country and the family branch.
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Fun fact
The root name Ambrose was popular in Christian Europe because Saint Ambrose of Milan was one of the great Latin Church fathers.