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

Camilli, 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 Camilli surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Camilli in America

Camilli is the 34916th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Camilli surname appeared 646 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 Camilli.

We can also compare 2010 data for Camilli 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 Camilli

The surname Camilli is of Italian origin, emerging in the regions of Lazio and Tuscany during the medieval period. It is derived from the Latin name "Camillus," which itself is thought to originate from an ancient Etruscan word meaning "attendant" or "servant."

One of the earliest known references to the Camilli name can be found in the medieval records of the city of Siena, where a family bearing this surname held prominence in the 13th century. The Camilli were among the influential noble families of the Republic of Siena, playing a significant role in the city's political and economic affairs.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the Camilli surname was Giovanni Camilli, a renowned Renaissance scholar and humanist born in Montepulciano, Tuscany, in 1428. He is remembered for his contributions to the study of classical literature and his extensive collection of ancient manuscripts.

Another prominent individual with the Camilli surname was Guglielmo Camilli, an Italian architect and military engineer who lived in the late 16th century. He is best known for his work on the fortifications of Florence and his contributions to the development of military architecture during the Renaissance.

In the 17th century, the Camilli family continued to hold significant influence in the region of Lazio. One notable member was Matteo Camilli, a Roman nobleman and patron of the arts, who commissioned works from notable artists such as Gian Lorenzo Bernini and Pietro da Cortona.

Moving into the 18th century, the Camilli surname gained further recognition with the birth of Antonio Camilli in 1739. He was a celebrated Italian mathematician and astronomer, known for his contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and his work on the calculation of planetary orbits.

Throughout its history, the Camilli surname has been associated with various place names, including the town of Camilli in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, and the village of Camillino in the province of Siena, Tuscany. These place names likely derived from the same linguistic roots as the surname itself.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Camilli

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

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

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