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

Bini, 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 Bini surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bini in America

Bini is the 56195th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bini surname appeared 364 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 Bini.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bini 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 Bini

The surname BINI is of Italian origin, specifically from the Tuscany region of Italy. It is believed to have its roots in the medieval era, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Italian word "bino," which means "twin" or "double." It is possible that the name was initially given as a nickname to someone who had a twin sibling or was the second child born.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BINI can be found in the archives of the city of Florence, where a merchant named Giovanni Bini is mentioned in a document dated 1327. This suggests that the name was already established in Tuscany by the early 14th century.

In the 15th century, a notable figure with the surname BINI was Bernardo Bini, a Florentine painter and architect who lived from around 1420 to 1490. He is known for his work on the Palazzo Rucellai in Florence, which is considered one of the first examples of Renaissance architecture in the city.

Another historical reference to the name BINI can be found in the records of the city of Siena, where a family of that name was prominent in the 16th century. The Bini family was involved in the wool trade and held influential positions in the city's government during that time.

In the 17th century, a Jesuit missionary named Girolamo Bini, born in 1593 in Florence, traveled to China and became one of the first Europeans to study and document the Chinese language and culture. His writings, published in the mid-1600s, provided valuable insights into Chinese society at the time.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname BINI was the Italian poet and novelist Gian Galeazzo Bini, who lived from 1697 to 1770. He is best known for his satirical works that criticized the society and politics of his time, and his poetry was highly regarded during the Enlightenment period.

Another notable figure with the BINI surname was Giuseppe Bini, a 19th-century Italian physicist and mathematician who made significant contributions to the field of electromagnetism. He was born in 1809 and lived until 1884, serving as a professor at the University of Pisa for many years.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bini

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

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

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