Imperiale

See also: imperiale and impériale

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Imperiale.

Proper noun

Imperiale (plural Imperiales)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Imperiale is the 38691^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 571 individuals. Imperiale is most common among White (94.05%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Imperiale”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 228.

Italian

Etymology

Probably a nickname from imperiale (“imperial”).

Proper noun

Imperiale m or f by sense

1. a surname
2. a noble family from Genoa