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

Chiappa, 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 Chiappa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Chiappa in America

Chiappa is the 71042nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Chiappa surname appeared 275 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 Chiappa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Chiappa 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 Chiappa

The surname Chiappa is of Italian origin, specifically from the regions of Tuscany and Liguria. It likely emerged during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Italian word "chiappa," which means "buttock" or "haunch." This suggests that the name may have been a descriptive nickname initially given to someone with a distinctive physical characteristic related to their buttocks or hips.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Chiappa can be found in the Florentine Priorista, a historical record of government officials in Florence, dating back to the 14th century. In this document, a certain "Gherardo Chiappa" is mentioned as holding a prominent position in the city's government in the year 1348.

Another notable early appearance of the name is in the archives of the Republic of Genoa, where a "Nicolò Chiappa" is listed as a merchant and ship owner in the late 15th century. This suggests that the Chiappa family had already established itself as a prosperous and influential presence in the maritime trade of the time.

In the 16th century, the Chiappa family gained further prominence with the birth of Girolamo Chiappa (1522-1594), a renowned Italian jurist and legal scholar. Girolamo's works on Roman law and jurisprudence were widely studied and cited throughout Europe during the Renaissance period.

The name Chiappa also has ties to the island of Corsica, where it is believed to have been introduced by Italian settlers in the 17th or 18th century. One notable Corsican bearing this surname was Pasquale Paoli Chiappa (1725-1807), a prominent military leader and patriot who played a crucial role in the island's struggle for independence from Genoa.

In the 19th century, a member of the Chiappa family rose to prominence in the field of medicine. Giovanni Battista Chiappa (1822-1897) was a pioneering Italian physician and anatomist who made significant contributions to the understanding of the human musculoskeletal system.

Throughout its history, the surname Chiappa has been associated with various professions and fields, from law and politics to commerce and academia. While its exact origins remain shrouded in the mists of time, the name's enduring presence serves as a testament to the enduring legacy of the families who have borne it over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Chiappa

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

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

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