Antica famiglia della città di Castroreale, ove à occupato le cariche nobili, come rilevasi da un atto presso notar Antonello Bruschetto, che ci presenta un Michele Coppolino bailo sotto re Ferdinando il cattolico 1509, ed altri distinti soggetti. Autori che parlano di questa famiglia: V. Palizzolo Gravina Barone di Ramione, nella sua opera ” Il Blasone in Sicilia ossia Raccolta Araldica”, stampato in Palermo nel 1871-75, ha offerto non poche notizie interessanti di questa famiglia, e delle gloriose tradizioni di quest’isola. Insieme al Minutoli, Invges, Mugnos e piu d’un instancabile Marchese di Villabianca, l’opera ha raccolto documenti, pergamene e testimonianze trasmesse da’ componenti della casata stessa che parlano de’ loro trascorsi, di virtù e gesta della propria schiatta.. Riguardo a questo cognome abbiamo ritrovato ulteriori informazioni storiche in altri archivi. Purtroppo in lingua originale Inglese. : COPPOLINO is of Italian origin. The name was primarily extrapolated from the Neapolitan dialect term ‘coppola’ signifying a type of beret characteristic of the region. It was either a nickname for a habitual wearer of a beret, or a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such berets. The associated coat of arms is recorded in Rietstaps Armorial General. Registered in Naples. As the agricultural depression of southern Italy worsened towards the end of the 19th century, people started to escape to the New World. The exodus started in earnest in 1887 with Brazil and other parts of Latin America being the original destinations. By 1893, the economy had improved in the United States and people headed there from Italy in greater and greater numbers. In 1898 there were more Italian immigrants to the USA than from any other state. In the post war era, more than a quarter of Italians left the state for a new life. They joined a flood of immigrants to America which was averaging a million a year in the pre war years. The origins of Italian last names are not clear, and much work remains to be done on medieval Italian records. It seems that stable bynames, in some cases hereditary, were in use in the Venetian Republic by the end of the 10th century. The typical Italian Last Name endings are ‘i’ and ‘o’, the former being characteristic of northern Italy. The singular form ‘o’ is more typical of southern Italy. The origin of badges and emblems, are traced to the earliest times, although, Heraldry, in fact, cannot be traced later than the 12th century, or at furthest the 11th century. At first armorial bearings were probably like last names and assumed by each warrior at his free will and pleasure, his object being to distinguish himself from others. It has long been a matter of doubt when bearing Coats of Arms first became hereditary. It is known that in the reign of Henry V (1413-1422), a proclamation was issued, prohibiting the use of heraldic ensigns to all who could not show an original and valid right, except those ‘who had borne arms at Agincourt’. The College of Arms (founded in 1483) is the Royal corporation of heralds who record proved pedigrees and grant armorial bearings….
Noble title: Nobili
Coat of arms: D’azzurro, alla coppa d’argento, contenente rami di lino verde sostenuta da due leoni controrampanti d’or…