I've done some searching through databases for the De Paolo name and the numerous spelling variations of the name make searching a nightmare. Any perspective I can get as to where the De Paolo's are or have been will definitely help my research.
As a nation state, Italy has emerged only in 1871. Until then the country was politically divided into a large number of independant cities, provinces and islands. The currently available evidences point out to a dominant Etruscan, Greek and Roman cultural influence on today's Italians. The earlies...