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

Benedetto, 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 Benedetto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Benedetto in America

Benedetto is the 9624th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Benedetto surname appeared 3,375 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 Benedetto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Benedetto 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 Benedetto

The surname Benedetto originated in Italy during the late Middle Ages. It derives from the Italian given name Benedetto, which in turn comes from the Late Latin name Benedictus meaning "blessed." The name likely first emerged as a nickname or descriptive surname referring to a person blessed with good fortune or positive attributes.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname was Benedetto Antelami, a renowned sculptor and architect active in Parma, Italy in the late 12th and early 13th centuries. His work can be seen adorning the Baptistery of Parma Cathedral, which he helped construct between 1196-1216.

In the early 13th century, a Benedetto da Maiano was documented as a sculptor and architect responsible for designing portions of the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. He lived from around 1442-1497.

The Benedetto surname also has ties to religious orders named after St. Benedict, the founder of the Benedictine monastic tradition in the 6th century AD. Giovanni Benedetto Platti, born in 1692, was an Italian Benedictine monk and historian who chronicled church affairs.

Another notable bearer was Vincenzo Benedetto, an Italian painter born in Naples in 1817. He became known for his landscapes and genre scenes depicting daily life in Italy during the 19th century.

One of the most famous individuals with this surname was Benedetto Croce, an Italian philosopher, historian and politician born in 1866. A prolific writer, he helped revive interest in the philosophy of Giambattista Vico and made important contributions to aesthetic theory.

While the name originated in Italy, it later spread to other regions through migration and has evolved with various spellings over the centuries according to regional linguistic influences. However, Benedetto remains the primary spelling rooted in its Latin and Italian origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Benedetto

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

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

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