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

Andrea, 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 Andrea surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Andrea in America

Andrea is the 18486th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Andrea surname appeared 1,495 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Andrea.

We can also compare 2010 data for Andrea 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 Andrea

The surname Andrea is of Italian origin, with its roots dating back to the Middle Ages. It is derived from the personal name Andrea, which in turn comes from the Greek name Andreas, meaning "manly" or "brave."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Andrea can be found in various Italian historical records from the 12th and 13th centuries. Some of the earliest known bearers of this surname were from the regions of Tuscany and Umbria, where the name was particularly prevalent.

One notable historical figure bearing the surname Andrea was Andrea del Castagno (1419-1457), a renowned Florentine painter and sculptor of the Italian Renaissance. His works, including frescoes in Florence's Santa Maria Nuova and Sant'Apollonia, are considered masterpieces of the time.

Another prominent individual with the surname Andrea was Andrea Palladio (1508-1580), a celebrated Venetian architect whose designs and architectural treatises influenced the development of Western architecture for centuries. His most famous works include the Villa Rotonda near Vicenza and the churches of San Giorgio Maggiore and Il Redentore in Venice.

In the realm of literature, Andrea Navagero (1483-1529) was a distinguished Italian poet and diplomat from Venice. He is particularly renowned for his Latin poetry and his contributions to the development of the pastoral genre.

Andrea Doria (1466-1560) was a prominent Genoese admiral and statesman who played a significant role in the naval campaigns against the Ottoman Empire and the French during the Italian Wars of the 16th century.

Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506), a painter and engraver from the Italian Renaissance, is renowned for his innovative use of perspective and his masterful frescoes in the Camera degli Sposi in Mantua.

It is worth noting that the surname Andrea has also been associated with various place names and older spellings throughout history. For instance, the town of Andrea di Novalesa in the Piedmont region of Italy was once known as Andrea Navalis, reflecting the surname's close ties to geographic locations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Andrea

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

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

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