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

Ammirati, 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 Ammirati surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ammirati in America

Ammirati is the 48995th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ammirati surname appeared 430 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 Ammirati.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ammirati 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 Ammirati

The surname "AMMIRATI" is of Italian origin, with its roots traced back to the regions of Campania and Calabria in southern Italy. The earliest known records of this name date back to the 16th century.

The name "AMMIRATI" is derived from the Italian word "ammirare," which means "to admire" or "to look upon with admiration." This suggests that the name may have initially been bestowed upon someone who was highly esteemed or admired within their community.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the 1589 census records of the city of Naples, where a family by the name of Ammirati is listed as residing in the Quartieri Spagnoli district.

In the 17th century, there are records of an Ammirati family residing in the town of Cosenza, located in the Calabria region of southern Italy. It is believed that this branch of the Ammirati family may have originated from the nearby town of Dipignano.

One notable individual bearing the surname "AMMIRATI" was Giovanni Battista Ammirati, a renowned Italian historian and philosopher who lived from 1550 to 1639. He is best known for his historical works, including "Istorie Fiorentine" (Florentine Histories), which chronicled the events of the Italian Renaissance.

Another prominent figure with this surname was Antonio Ammirati, an Italian painter and engraver who lived from 1640 to 1701. He was a member of the Accademia di San Luca, a prestigious art academy in Rome, and is celebrated for his religious paintings and engravings.

In the 18th century, a notable member of the Ammirati family was Giuseppe Ammirati, a lawyer and political figure from Naples. He was actively involved in the Neapolitan Republic of 1799, a short-lived republican government that was established during the French Revolutionary Wars.

During the 19th century, a prominent figure bearing the Ammirati surname was Vincenzo Ammirati, an Italian botanist and naturalist who lived from 1815 to 1879. He is known for his contributions to the study of the flora of southern Italy and his extensive herbarium collections.

Another individual of note was Giacomo Ammirati, an Italian military officer who served in the Risorgimento, the 19th-century movement for Italian unification. He was born in 1822 and fought alongside Giuseppe Garibaldi in the famous Expedition of the Thousand in 1860.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ammirati

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

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

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