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

Alessandrini, 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 Alessandrini surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alessandrini in America

Alessandrini is the 41579th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alessandrini surname appeared 523 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 Alessandrini.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alessandrini 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 Alessandrini

The surname Alessandrini has its origins in Italy, dating back to the medieval period. It is a patronymic name derived from the personal name Alessandro, the Italian equivalent of the Greek name Alexander, meaning "defender of men." The suffix "-ini" indicates a familial or relational connection.

The name Alessandrini likely originated in various regions of Italy, particularly in areas where the name Alessandro was commonly used. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries in regions such as Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, and Umbria.

In the 15th century, the name Alessandrini appeared in historical records and manuscripts, such as the Florentine Catasto, a tax record from the Republic of Florence. One notable example is Lionardo di Bartolomeo Alessandrini, a merchant and banker from Florence, who lived during the late 15th century.

The name Alessandrini has also been associated with several notable figures throughout history. One of the earliest recorded individuals with this surname was Pier Candido Decembrio Alessandrini (1399-1477), an Italian humanist scholar and author from Milan.

In the 16th century, Niccolò Alessandrini (1509-1590) was an Italian mathematician and cartographer from Bergamo, known for his contributions to the study of Ptolemaic cartography.

During the 17th century, Girolamo Alessandrini (1637-1718) was an Italian physician and anatomist from Parma, renowned for his work on the anatomy of the human body.

In the 19th century, Giuseppe Alessandrini (1801-1861) was an Italian botanist and professor from Bologna, renowned for his contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and classification.

Another notable individual with the surname Alessandrini was Aldo Alessandrini (1884-1945), an Italian painter and illustrator from Rome, known for his works depicting scenes from rural life in Italy.

The name Alessandrini has also been associated with various place names and older spellings of place names in Italy. For instance, the town of Alessandrino in the province of Piedmont, and the village of Alessandria della Rocca in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, may have derived their names from individuals bearing the surname Alessandrini or a related variant.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alessandrini

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

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

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