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Updated June 9, 2019

Family name origins & meanings

  • Americanized form of Greek Apostolos.
  • Americanized form of Spanish and French Apostol or German Apostel. These were generally derived from nicknames for a man of serious, pious demeanor, though Bahlow suggests that the German name may have denoted one who played the part of an apostle in the passion play.

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