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

Cervi, 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 Cervi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cervi in America

Cervi is the 39773rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cervi surname appeared 552 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 Cervi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cervi 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 Cervi

The surname Cervi has its origins in Italy, specifically in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, possibly as early as the 11th or 12th century.

Cervi is derived from the Italian word "cervo," which means "deer." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a nickname or a descriptive term for someone who had a connection with deer, such as a hunter or a person who lived in an area with a significant deer population.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Cervi can be found in the Florentine Catasto of 1427, a tax record that listed the names of many Florentine families. This document mentions a Gherardo di Cervi, indicating that the name was already in use by that time.

During the Renaissance period, the Cervi family gained prominence in the city of Ferrara, where they were involved in various artistic and literary pursuits. One notable figure was Pietro Cervi (1456-1536), a renowned poet and professor of rhetoric at the University of Ferrara.

In the 17th century, Giovanni Battista Cervi (1616-1679) was a celebrated painter from the town of Modena, known for his religious works and frescoes adorning churches in his home region.

Another prominent individual with the surname Cervi was Giuseppe Cervi (1801-1873), an Italian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Senate of the Kingdom of Sardinia and later as a deputy in the first Italian Parliament after the unification of Italy.

During the 19th century, the Cervi surname also gained recognition through the life of Gaspare Cervi (1824-1907), a Catholic priest and educator who founded the Congregation of the Daughters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a religious order dedicated to education and charitable works.

It is worth noting that variations of the name, such as Cervo and Cervini, have also been found in historical records, reflecting the regional dialects and spelling variations that existed in different parts of Italy.

While the surname Cervi may have originated from a descriptive nickname, it has since become a respected and well-established Italian surname, carried by numerous individuals who have left their mark in various fields throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cervi

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

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

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