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

Aglietti, 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 Aglietti surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aglietti in America

Aglietti is the 144141st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aglietti surname appeared 115 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 Aglietti.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aglietti 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 Aglietti

The surname Aglietti has its origins in Italy, tracing back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "aglio," which means garlic, suggesting that the name may have referred to someone who cultivated or sold garlic. Alternatively, it could have been a nickname or descriptive name for someone with a fondness for garlic or a person associated with the fragrant plant in some way.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Catasto Fiorentino, a tax census conducted in Florence, Italy, in the late 15th century. This document mentions an individual named Piero di Matteo Aglietti, a resident of the city during that time.

The name Aglietti also appears in historical records from other regions of Italy, such as the town of Pistoia in Tuscany. An notable example is the painter Girolamo Aglietti, who lived in the 16th century and was renowned for his religious artworks.

In the 17th century, the name Aglietti gained prominence in the region of Emilia-Romagna, particularly in the city of Bologna. Records from this period mention several individuals with this surname, including the scholar and professor Vincenzo Aglietti, who taught at the University of Bologna in the mid-1600s.

Another notable figure bearing the Aglietti surname was Gaspare Aglietti, a Bolognese artist active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was known for his frescoes and paintings adorning churches and palaces throughout northern Italy.

Moving into the 19th century, the name Aglietti continued to be present in various parts of Italy. One notable individual was Giuseppe Aglietti, a composer and music teacher from Arezzo, Tuscany, who lived from 1828 to 1898.

As the surname Aglietti spread across Italy over the centuries, it likely underwent some variations in spelling, such as Aglietti, Agletti, or Aglietta, reflecting regional linguistic differences and scribal variations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aglietti

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

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

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