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

Arpero, 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 Arpero surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Arpero in America

Arpero is the 104602nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Arpero surname appeared 171 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 Arpero.

We can also compare 2010 data for Arpero 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 Arpero

The surname "ARPERO" is believed to have originated in the Piedmont region of northern Italy during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to be derived from the Italian word "arpere," which means "to grasp" or "to seize." This suggests that the name may have been associated with an occupation or trade that involved grasping or seizing, such as a carpenter, blacksmith, or perhaps even a soldier or law enforcement officer.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a document from the city of Turin, dated 1387, which mentions a certain Giovanni Arpero, a local carpenter. The name is also found in various town and village records throughout the Piedmont region during the 15th and 16th centuries, indicating that it was relatively widespread in that area.

In the 17th century, the name began to appear in other parts of Italy as well, likely due to migration and trade. For example, there are records of an Antonio Arpero, a merchant from Venice, who lived between 1620 and 1687. Another notable individual bearing this surname was Girolamo Arpero, a scholar and professor of philosophy at the University of Bologna, who lived from 1675 to 1743.

The name also found its way to other parts of Europe and beyond. In the 18th century, there was a French military officer named Jacques Arpero, who served in the Napoleonic Wars and was born in 1778. Later, in the 19th century, a German painter named Karl Arpero (1815-1887) gained some renown for his landscapes and portraits.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname "ARPERO" was the Italian explorer and cartographer, Vincenzo Arpero (1852-1923), who was renowned for his detailed maps of the Amazon basin and his expeditions into the South American interior.

It is worth noting that the name "ARPERO" has undergone various spelling variations over time, including "Arpiero," "Arpiro," and "Arparo," among others. This is not uncommon for surnames, particularly those with origins in the medieval period, when standardized spellings were less common.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Arpero

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

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

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