Azzopardi

== English == === Etymology === Likely of North Italian origin, from the Langobardic Italian names Azzo (meaning 'noble') and Pardo. It is a rare surname, present in Italy (Sicily), France (Marseille) and Greece (Corfù), areas of Maltese diaspora. It is sometimes said to be of Jewish origin (from sefardi) but this is not considered a reliable etymology as the name was already attested in Malta in 1419-1420. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Azzopardi A Maltese surname ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Azzopardi is the 43969th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 490 individuals. Azzopardi is most common among White (92.24%) individuals. == Maltese == === Etymology === From the Langobardic Italian names Azzo (meaning 'noble') related to Germanic *aþalaz (“noble”). and Pardo, the name of a Germanic tribe (Bardi, related to the Lombards). === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Azzopardi a surname