Is There a Volpi Coat of Arms?

Volpi is how some branches of the Volpe family came to write their name. Its meaning, shared with Volpe, is “Fox”. The change of ending between Volpe and Volpi reflects the Italian habit of naming a family in the plural or the singular. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Volpico.

The 2010 US Census counted 805 people named Volpi, ranking it number 29,366 among American surnames. French civil records give 1,026 births under the name Volpi from 1891 to 2000, peaking in 1961–1970.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Volpe surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. For the full story, order the Volpi surname pack.