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

Bisogno, 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 Bisogno surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bisogno in America

Bisogno is the 64200th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bisogno surname appeared 310 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 Bisogno.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bisogno 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 Bisogno

The surname "Bisogno" is of Italian origin, deriving from the word "bisogno" which means "need" or "necessity" in Italian. This name likely originated in various regions of Italy during the late medieval or Renaissance period, around the 13th to 16th centuries.

The name may have been initially used as a descriptive surname for someone who was perceived as being in a state of need or poverty. Alternatively, it could have been given to individuals whose occupation was related to providing for the needs of others, such as merchants, traders, or those involved in charitable work.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Bisogno can be found in the records of the Republic of Venice, where a certain Giacomo Bisogno is mentioned in a document dated 1487. This suggests that the name was already in use by the late 15th century in the Venetian region.

In the 16th century, there are records of a family named Bisogno residing in the town of Salerno, located in the Campania region of southern Italy. One notable member of this family was Giovanni Battista Bisogno, a scholar and poet who lived from 1535 to 1609.

Another early bearer of the surname Bisogno was Antonio Bisogno, a Neapolitan painter active in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He is known for his religious works, such as the altarpiece he painted for the Church of San Domenico Maggiore in Naples.

During the 17th century, the name appears in various Italian records, including those of the Papal States. One individual of note was Francesco Bisogno, a lawyer and jurist from Rome who lived from 1620 to 1691.

In the 18th century, a notable figure was Giuseppe Bisogno, a composer and musician born in Naples in 1743. He composed several operas and other works that were performed in various Italian cities during his lifetime.

As Italian immigration to other parts of the world increased in the 19th and 20th centuries, the surname Bisogno began to spread beyond Italy. However, it remains predominantly concentrated in the country of its origin, particularly in southern regions like Campania and Calabria.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bisogno

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

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

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