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

Aquil, 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 Aquil surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aquil in America

Aquil is the 81181st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aquil surname appeared 233 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 Aquil.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aquil 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 Aquil

The surname AQUIL is believed to have originated in Italy, specifically in the region of Lazio. It can be traced back to the Latin word "aquila," which means "eagle." This connection suggests that the name may have been initially associated with individuals who had a physical or personality trait resembling an eagle, or perhaps those who worked with or kept eagles.

In Italy, the earliest recorded instances of the name AQUIL can be found in medieval documents from the 13th and 14th centuries. One notable mention is in a record from the city of Rome, dated around 1275, which refers to a family with the surname Aquili.

The name AQUIL also appears in some historical manuscripts from other parts of Europe, indicating that individuals bearing this surname may have migrated or relocated over time. For example, there are references to people with the name Aquil in records from France and Spain from the 16th and 17th centuries.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname AQUIL was Giacomo Aquili, an Italian painter and architect who lived in the late 16th century. He was active in Rome and is known for his work on the Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere.

Another notable figure was Pietro Aquilino, an Italian mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1630 to 1692. He made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and was a member of the Accademia dei Lincei, one of the oldest scientific academies in Europe.

In the 18th century, Antonio Aquili was a prominent Italian composer and violinist. Born in 1719, he worked in the court of the Duke of Modena and contributed to the development of the violin concerto genre.

The name AQUIL also has connections to various place names in Italy, such as Aquileia, a town in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and Aquila, a city in the Abruzzo region. These place names may have influenced the spelling variations of the surname over time.

Finally, one of the more recent notable individuals with the surname AQUIL was Giuseppe Aquili, an Italian politician and journalist who lived from 1874 to 1945. He served as a member of the Italian Parliament and was known for his work as a journalist and editor for various publications.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aquil

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

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

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