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

Castagnetto, 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 Castagnetto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Castagnetto in America

Castagnetto is the 149395th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Castagnetto surname appeared 110 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 Castagnetto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Castagnetto 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 Castagnetto

The surname Castagnetto is of Italian origin, emerging in the late medieval period around the 13th or 14th century. It is derived from the Italian word "castagna," meaning chestnut, and likely originated as a descriptive name for someone who lived near a chestnut tree or grove. Alternatively, it could have been an occupational name for someone who harvested or sold chestnuts.

Castagnetto is a diminutive form of the word, suggesting it may have been used to distinguish smaller chestnut groves or areas with fewer chestnut trees. The name is most commonly found in the northern regions of Italy, particularly in Piedmont and Lombardy, where chestnut cultivation was prevalent.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in a 1397 document from the town of Bra, in the province of Cuneo, Piedmont. The document mentions a person named Giacomo Castagnetto, suggesting the surname had already been established by that time.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Giovanni Battista Castagnetto (1519-1598) was a renowned Italian architect and sculptor from Genoa. He is best known for his work on the Church of Santa Maria Assunta in Carignano, Genoa.

Another notable Castagnetto was Gian Domenico Castagnetto (1679-1742), an Italian painter from Turin, Piedmont. He was known for his religious and mythological works, and several of his paintings can be found in churches and galleries throughout Italy.

In the 19th century, Vincenzo Castagnetto (1804-1889) was an Italian writer and journalist from Genoa. He founded the literary magazine "La Rivista Ligure" and wrote several works on the history and culture of the Liguria region.

During the same period, Pietro Castagnetto (1838-1916) was an Italian politician and lawyer from Asti, Piedmont. He served as a deputy in the Italian Parliament and was involved in the Risorgimento movement that led to the unification of Italy.

Lastly, Carlo Castagnetto (1890-1966) was an Italian engineer and inventor from Turin, Piedmont. He is credited with developing the first commercially successful self-propelled combine harvester, which revolutionized agricultural practices in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Castagnetto

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

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

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