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

Ciaramella, 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 Ciaramella surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ciaramella in America

Ciaramella is the 38754th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ciaramella surname appeared 570 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 Ciaramella.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ciaramella 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 Ciaramella

The surname Ciaramella is of Italian origin, with its roots traceable to the regions of Campania and Calabria in southern Italy. Derived from the Italian words "ciaramella" and "ciaramellaro," meaning a small pipe or flute and a piper or flautist, respectively, the name is believed to have originated in the medieval period, perhaps as an occupational surname for someone who played a small flute or pipe.

In the 13th century, records from the city of Naples mention individuals with the surname Ciaramella, indicating its early presence in the region. The name also appears in historical documents from the nearby town of Salerno, where it was associated with a noble family in the 15th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ciaramella can be found in a 1392 manuscript from the Archivio di Stato di Napoli (State Archives of Naples), which references a certain Giacomo Ciaramella, a musician in the court of Queen Margherita of Naples.

In the 16th century, the name Ciaramella gained prominence when Giovanni Battista Ciaramella (1516-1592), a renowned Renaissance painter and architect from Salerno, achieved recognition for his work on various churches and palaces throughout southern Italy.

Another notable figure was Ferdinando Ciaramella (1677-1744), a Neapolitan composer and violinist who served as the maestro di cappella (chapel master) at the Basilica di Santa Maria dell'Assunta in Amalfi.

During the 18th century, the name Ciaramella was associated with the town of Vietri sul Mare, near Salerno, where the Ciaramella family was known for their skilled production of ceramics and majolica pottery.

In the 19th century, Antonio Ciaramella (1820-1892), a lawyer and politician from Naples, gained prominence as a member of the Italian Parliament and an advocate for the unification of Italy.

As the surname Ciaramella spread beyond its southern Italian origins, it was occasionally adapted to different spellings, such as Ciaramelle, Ciaramelli, or Ciaramello, reflecting regional variations in pronunciation and spelling conventions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ciaramella

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

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

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