Chiapetta Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Chiapetta, so the heraldry linked to Chiappetta is a starting point, not an automatic right.

The meaning behind Chiapetta

Records tie Chiapetta closely to Chiappetta. Its meaning, shared with Chiappetta, is “Descendant of little Ciapo, a pet form of Giacomo (the supplanter)”.

Without the “p” of Chiappetta, Chiapetta is a simpler written form of the same name. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Related forms: Chiappetti.

Get the complete Chiapetta report, with a museum-style coat of arms.