Find out how popular the last name Acquafredda is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Acquafredda.

Acquafredda, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Acquafredda surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Acquafredda in America

Acquafredda is the 95545th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Acquafredda surname appeared 191 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Acquafredda.

We can also compare 2010 data for Acquafredda to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Acquafredda

The surname Acquafredda originates from Italy, specifically the regions of Calabria and Sicily. It is derived from the Italian words "acqua" meaning water, and "fredda" meaning cold, likely referring to a location near a source of cold water such as a spring or stream.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname date back to the 13th century, found in various historical documents and records from southern Italy. One notable reference is in a land registry from the town of Reggio Calabria, dated 1287, which lists a family with the name Acquafredda as landowners.

Throughout the Middle Ages and Renaissance, the Acquafredda name appeared in various records and manuscripts, often associated with nobility or prominent families in the regions of Calabria and Sicily. In the 16th century, a branch of the Acquafredda family settled in the town of Messina, Sicily, where they became influential merchants and traders.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the surname Acquafredda was Giacomo Acquafredda, a Sicilian nobleman born in 1450 who served as a military commander during the Italian Wars. Another notable figure was Tommaso Acquafredda, a 17th-century philosopher and scholar from Reggio Calabria, who authored several works on metaphysics and natural philosophy.

In the 18th century, Giuseppe Acquafredda (1710-1785) was a prominent architect from Messina, renowned for his contributions to the reconstruction efforts following the devastating earthquake of 1783 that devastated the city.

The Acquafredda surname also has ties to the island of Malta, where it is believed to have been introduced during the period of the Knights Hospitaller's rule in the 16th and 17th centuries. One notable figure from this period was Fabrizio Acquafredda (1567-1638), a Maltese nobleman and military commander who played a significant role in the defense of the island against Ottoman invasions.

In more recent centuries, the Acquafredda name has spread beyond its origins in southern Italy and Malta, with families bearing the surname found in various parts of Italy, as well as in other countries with significant Italian diaspora populations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Acquafredda

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Acquafredda.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Acquafredda was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Acquafredda has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Acquafredda was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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