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

Bologna, 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 Bologna surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bologna in America

Bologna is the 15907th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bologna surname appeared 1,827 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 Bologna.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bologna 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 Bologna

The surname Bologna is of Italian origin, derived from the city of Bologna in the northern region of Emilia-Romagna. It is believed to have originated in the 12th century or earlier, and is thought to be a locative surname, referring to people who hailed from the city of Bologna or the surrounding areas.

The name Bologna itself is derived from the Latin word "Bononia," which was the ancient Roman name for the city. Bononia is believed to have been named after the Celtic tribe known as the Boii, who inhabited the region before the Roman conquest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Bologna can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Bolognese, a collection of historical documents from the city of Bologna dating back to the 10th century. The name appears in various records and manuscripts from the 12th and 13th centuries, suggesting that it was well-established by that time.

Notable individuals with the surname Bologna throughout history include Pietro Bologna (c. 1525-1601), an Italian sculptor and architect who worked in Florence and Rome during the Renaissance period. Another notable figure was Gian Battista Bologna (1610-1688), an Italian painter and printmaker who was active in Venice and Bologna.

In the 19th century, Giuseppe Bologna (1829-1901) was an Italian patriot and politician who played a role in the Risorgimento, the movement for Italian unification. In more recent times, Corrado Bologna (1913-2005) was an Italian literary critic and scholar who specialized in the works of Dante Alighieri.

Filippo Bologna (1948-2020) was an Italian art historian and curator who made significant contributions to the study of Renaissance and Baroque art. He served as the director of the Galleria Borghese in Rome and authored numerous publications on Italian art.

It is worth noting that the surname Bologna is not confined to Italy alone. Over the centuries, individuals with this surname have migrated to various parts of the world, and the name has taken on different spellings and variations in different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bologna

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

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

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