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Vassallo

family name

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 19, 2026
Entity authorityQ21496451 ↗
Source-derived summary

Vassallo or Vasallo is a surname of Italian and Spanish origin. It is a common surname in Malta. Notable people with the surname include:

Andrea Vassallo (architect)

Andrea Vassallo (footballer) (born 1997), Italian footballer

Ángel Daniel Vassallo (born 1986), Puerto Rican basketball player

Angelo Vassallo (1953–2010), Italian politician

Antonio Maria Vassallo (c.

Editorial summary

The public source identifies “Vassallo” as family name. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Vassallo, family and name.

Editorial reviewA concise reference frame for defining the subject, testing terminology and identifying the institution closest to the evidence. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1997, 1986, 1953, 2010—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Vassallo, family and name providing the first useful test.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

A short description can identify a subject without explaining its stakes. For “Vassallo”, the useful work is to connect “family name” to the records capable of establishing context and consequence.

Evidence profile

Vocabulary and entity names are the principal evidence signals here, because they determine the precision of every later search. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jun 19, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q21496451. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1997, 1986, 1953 and 2010.

Critical limits

Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.

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  • Subject orientation
  • Search vocabulary
  • Locating named sources
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The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Vassallo”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Vassallo primary sources, Vassallo archive and Vassallo research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Vassallo”?
  2. What terminology or title could unlock a more precise catalogue search?
  3. Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
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Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Vassallo” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.