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Padalina, Padalini and Patalino are absolutely rare, Patalini has a small stock in Todi (PG), Padalino has a large Apulian stock in Foggia with very minor peaks in Foggia and Carovigno (BR), Bisceglie (BA) and Taranto. minor lineage in Sicily, Catania and Catania, Carini and Palermo in the Palermo area, Casteltermini (AG) and Messina. additions provided by Stefano Ferrazzi Padalina, almost unique, appears to be from Sicily, Padalini, also almost unique, is specific to Brindisi, Padalino, present from north to south of the country, is more typically Apulian and Sicilian, with larger stocks in the foggiano and, to a lesser extent, in the Catania area, Patalini, almost unique, comes from the Perugian, Patalino, also almost unique, is found mostly in the Avellino area, all these surnames derive from the metathesis of the medieval name Paladino or Palatino, meaning literal of the inhabitant of the palace (usually means the royal or imperial palace); the diffusion of this personal name, however, is probably due to the fame assumed by the paladins of Charlemagne, twelve nobles chosen by the same sovereign, who fought alongside King Charles (their exploits were made known by the epic knighthood, so ' is that the term paladin also assumed the figurative sense of an intrepid, valiant man). As far as the surnames in question are concerned, therefore, these are the surnames of the personal names of the founders.
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