Apicella

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Italian Apicella. === Proper noun === Apicella (plural Apicellas) A surname from Italian. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Apicella is the 24914th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 998 individuals. Apicella is most common among White (95.09%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Apicella”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 47. == Italian == === Etymology === From a diminutive form of ape (“bee”), probably applied as a nickname for an industrious person or for a beekeeper. === Proper noun === Apicella m or f by sense a surname transferred from the nickname === Further reading === Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2026