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

Bobino, 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 Bobino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bobino in America

Bobino is the 129825th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bobino surname appeared 131 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 Bobino.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bobino 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 Bobino

The surname BOBINO is believed to have originated in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, specifically in the area around the city of Bergamo, during the late medieval period. The name is thought to be derived from the Latin word "bovinus," meaning "of or pertaining to oxen or cattle," suggesting that the name's earliest bearers may have been involved in the cattle trade or worked as oxherds.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name BOBINO can be found in a 14th-century document from the town of Alzano Lombardo, near Bergamo, where a certain Giovanni Bobino is mentioned as a landowner. This document provides valuable insight into the name's long-standing presence in the region.

In the 15th century, the name appears in several historical records from the city of Bergamo itself, including a census from 1472 that lists a family by the name of Bobino residing in the neighborhood of San Vigilio. This suggests that the name had become well-established in the area by that time.

During the Renaissance period, the BOBINO name gained some prominence with the birth of Girolamo Bobino (1487-1563), a renowned scholar and humanist from Bergamo. Girolamo's works on classical literature and philosophy were highly regarded in his time and contributed to the intellectual discourse of the era.

Another noteworthy figure bearing the BOBINO name was Antonio Bobino (1568-1622), a skilled architect from the town of Almenno San Bartolomeo, near Bergamo. Antonio's most famous work was the design and construction of the Church of Santa Maria della Misericordia in his hometown, a fine example of Baroque architecture that still stands today.

In the 18th century, the BOBINO name found its way to the nearby region of Veneto, where a family of that name settled in the town of Montebelluna. One of their descendants, Giovanni Battista Bobino (1727-1801), became a respected legal scholar and served as a judge in the Venetian Republic.

As the BOBINO name spread across northern Italy, it also began to appear in different spellings, such as Bobina and Bobbino, reflecting the regional variations in pronunciation and orthography. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained firmly rooted in its bovine associations and its Bergamasque heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bobino

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

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

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