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

Cioppa, 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 Cioppa surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cioppa in America

Cioppa is the 62359th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cioppa surname appeared 321 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 Cioppa.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cioppa 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 Cioppa

The surname Cioppa is of Italian origin, originating in the regions of Campania and Calabria in southern Italy. It is believed to have derived from the old Italian word "ciuppa," which referred to a kind of fishing net or trap used in the coastal areas of these regions.

The earliest recorded instances of the Cioppa name can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries, appearing in various historical documents and records from towns and villages along the Campanian and Calabrian coasts. Some of the earliest known bearers of the name were fishermen or lived in seaside communities, suggesting a connection to the occupation or location associated with the name's original meaning.

One notable historical reference to the Cioppa name can be found in the "Codice Diplomatico Barese," a collection of diplomatic documents from the city of Bari in Apulia, dating back to the 12th century. This document mentions a certain "Petrus Cioppa" who was involved in a land transaction in the year 1189.

In the 16th century, a prominent figure bearing the Cioppa surname was Giovanni Battista Cioppa, a renowned scholar and philosopher from Naples, born in 1532 and died in 1611. He was known for his works on metaphysics and theology, and was a respected member of the Accademia dei Lincei, one of the earliest scientific academies in Europe.

Another historical figure of note was Domenico Cioppa, a 17th-century painter from the town of Castellammare di Stabia near Naples. He was known for his religious works and frescoes adorning various churches in the region, including the Church of San Giuseppe in Castellammare di Stabia.

In the 19th century, Gaetano Cioppa, born in 1825 in Calabria, was a prominent lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Italian Parliament during the early years of the unified Kingdom of Italy.

During the early 20th century, Vincenzo Cioppa, born in 1878 in Campania, was a renowned architect and urban planner who contributed to the development of several cities in southern Italy, including Naples and Salerno.

Throughout its history, the Cioppa surname has been associated with various place names and regional variations in spelling, such as Ciuppa, Ciuppo, and Cioppetta, reflecting the dialectal differences across the regions where the name originated and spread.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cioppa

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

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

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