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

Arnone, 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 Arnone surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arnone in America

Arnone is the 11131st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arnone surname appeared 2,848 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 Arnone.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arnone 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 Arnone

The surname Arnone originates from Italy, specifically the southern regions of Campania and Calabria. It is derived from the medieval personal name Arnone, which itself comes from the Germanic name Arno, meaning "eagle." The earliest known records of the name date back to the 11th century.

The Arnone name has its roots in the Norman conquest of southern Italy during the 11th and 12th centuries. As the Normans established their rule in the region, they introduced various Germanic names that eventually became absorbed into the local Italian culture and language. The name Arnone is thought to have emerged during this period as a blend of the Norman name Arno and the Italian suffix "-one."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Arnone can be found in a 12th-century Neapolitan document, where a certain Guglielmo Arnone is mentioned as a landowner in the region. Another notable early mention is in the Catalogus Baronum, a 12th-century census of feudal landholdings in the Kingdom of Sicily, which lists several individuals with the surname Arnone.

In the 13th century, a prominent figure bearing the name was Riccardo Arnone, a nobleman and military commander who played a role in the conflicts between the Angevins and the Aragonese for control of the Kingdom of Naples. Later, in the 15th century, a notable figure was the poet and scholar Giovanni Arnone, who was born in Calabria around 1420 and authored several works on philosophy and literature.

As the name spread throughout southern Italy, it also began to appear in various localized spellings and variations, such as Arnuni, Arnoni, and Arnonelli, reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic influences of different areas.

Other notable individuals with the surname Arnone throughout history include:

1. Nicola Arnone (1588-1653), an Italian painter active in Naples during the Baroque period.
2. Giuseppe Arnone (1711-1786), an Italian architect and engineer who worked on various projects in Naples and Campania.
3. Vincenzo Arnone (1770-1842), an Italian jurist and politician who served as a member of the Neapolitan parliament during the Napoleonic era.
4. Alfredo Arnone (1888-1966), an Italian composer and conductor known for his operas and orchestral works.
5. Raffaele Arnone (1905-1985), an Italian sculptor and artist from Calabria, known for his monumental public works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arnone

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

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

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