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

Calidonio, 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 Calidonio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Calidonio in America

Calidonio is the 105079th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Calidonio surname appeared 170 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 Calidonio.

The history of the last name Calidonio

The surname Calidonio is believed to have originated in Italy, likely in the medieval period around the 12th or 13th century. It may have derived from the Latin word "calidum," meaning "warm" or "hot," possibly referring to a person who lived in a warm or sunny region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Calidonio can be found in a document from the town of Siena, Italy, dated around 1320, where a certain "Guglielmo Calidonio" is mentioned. This suggests that the name was already established in Tuscany at that time.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Calidonio was Francesco Calidonio, a Italian scholar and humanist who lived from approximately 1435 to 1495. He was known for his work in classical literature and served as a tutor to several prominent families in Rome.

Another individual of note was Girolamo Calidonio, an Italian painter active in the late 16th century. He was born in the town of Faenza, in the Emilia-Romagna region, around 1550 and is known for his religious paintings and frescoes adorning churches in the area.

In the 17th century, the name Calidonio appears in records from the city of Naples, where a family by that name held landholdings and estates. One member, Alfonso Calidonio, born in 1628, was a respected lawyer and magistrate in the Neapolitan courts.

Moving forward to the 18th century, a figure of significance was Giovanni Battista Calidonio, an Italian architect and engineer who lived from 1715 to 1798. He was responsible for the design and construction of several notable buildings and infrastructure projects in the city of Turin and surrounding areas.

The name Calidonio has also been associated with various place names throughout Italy, such as the town of Calidonio in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, and the Calidonio River in the same region. These geographic locations may have influenced the surname or vice versa.

While not as widespread as some other Italian surnames, the name Calidonio has persisted throughout the centuries, with its origins rooted in the rich history and culture of the Italian peninsula.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Calidonio

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

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 Calidonio 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.

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

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