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

Carni, 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 Carni surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Carni in America

Carni is the 148347th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Carni surname appeared 111 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 Carni.

We can also compare 2010 data for Carni 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 Carni

The surname Carni has its origins in Italy, tracing back to the 14th century. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "carne," meaning "flesh" or "meat." This suggests that the name may have been originally associated with occupations related to the butchery or meat trade.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Carni surname appears in the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century ethnographic work documenting the history and culture of the Aztec people. The codex mentions a certain "Giovanni Carni" who was a merchant involved in the trade of salted meats between Italy and Spain.

In the 15th century, there are records of a noble family named Carni residing in the city of Verona, Italy. This family is believed to have been involved in the agricultural and livestock industries, further solidifying the connection between the surname and occupations related to meat and animal products.

One notable bearer of the Carni surname was Alessandro Carni (1525-1592), an Italian Renaissance painter known for his religious works and frescoes adorning churches in Rome and the surrounding regions. His most famous work is the fresco "The Last Supper" at the Basilica of San Clemente al Laterano.

Another prominent figure was Giovanni Battista Carni (1638-1711), a Venetian philosopher and theologian who wrote extensively on the relationship between faith and reason. His treatise "De Veritate Religionis Christianae" was widely studied in universities across Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries.

In the realm of literature, Francesca Carni (1780-1853) was an Italian poet and playwright whose works explored themes of love, nature, and the human condition. Her collection of sonnets, "Rime d'Amore," was highly acclaimed and helped establish her reputation as a leading figure in the Romantic literary movement in Italy.

The name Carni can also be found in various place names throughout Italy, such as Carni di Vigolo, a small village in the province of Bergamo, and Carni di Brisighella, a hamlet near the city of Ravenna. These place names likely derived from families or individuals bearing the Carni surname who resided in or had connections to those locations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Carni

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

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

If you have a correction or suggestion to improve the history of Carni, please contact us.

Reference this page

We spend a lot of resources downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site.

If you found the data or information on this page useful in your research, please use the tool below to properly cite or reference Name Census as the source. We appreciate your support!