Serpe

Two possible origins:

• Borrowed from Italian Serpe, a nickname for a treacherous or malignant person, from serpe (“snake”).
• Borrowed from French Serpe, a metonymic occupational surname for a maker or seller of billhooks and sickles, from serpe (“billhook, sickle”).

Serpe (plural Serpes)

1. A surname.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Serpe is the 40672^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 537 individuals. Serpe is most common among White (97.02%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Serpe”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

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From serpe (“snake”), a nickname for a treacherous or malignant person.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɛr.pe/^[1]
• Homophone: serpe
• Rhymes: -ɛrpe
• Hyphenation: Sèr‧pe

Serpe m or f by sense

1. a surname

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025