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

Agapito, 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 Agapito surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Agapito in America

Agapito is the 48530th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Agapito surname appeared 435 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 Agapito.

We can also compare 2010 data for Agapito 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 Agapito

The surname Agapito originates from Italy, specifically the regions of Tuscany and Umbria, and can be traced back to the late medieval period. The name is derived from the Greek word "agapetos," meaning "beloved" or "darling," suggesting that it may have been initially used as a nickname or term of endearment.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the Agapito surname can be found in the 13th-century Codice Diplomatico Aretino, a collection of historical documents from the city of Arezzo in Tuscany. The name is also documented in various tax records and municipal archives from the 14th and 15th centuries in towns like Perugia, Assisi, and Gubbio.

During the Renaissance period, the name Agapito gained prominence among the clergy and educated classes, with several notable figures bearing this surname. One such individual was Antonio Agapito (1451-1528), a renowned humanist scholar and professor of rhetoric at the University of Bologna.

In the 17th century, the Agapito family established itself as a prominent noble lineage in the Papal States, particularly in the regions of Umbria and Lazio. Girolamo Agapito (1592-1670) was a prominent jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Roman Rota, one of the highest ecclesiastical courts of the Catholic Church.

Another notable figure was Giovanni Battista Agapito (1675-1742), a celebrated architect and sculptor from Umbria, who contributed to the design and construction of several churches and palaces in Rome and other Italian cities.

The Agapito surname has also been associated with various place names and geographical locations throughout Italy. For instance, the village of Agapito Majella in the Abruzzo region bears a striking resemblance to the surname, although the exact connection between the two remains unclear.

Over the centuries, the Agapito name has been recorded with various spellings and variations, such as Agapiti, Agapitus, and Agapitone, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic changes that occurred throughout different periods in Italian history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Agapito

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

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 Agapito 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 Agapito 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 Agapito was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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