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

Claustro, 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 Claustro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Claustro in America

Claustro is the 96368th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Claustro surname appeared 189 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 Claustro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Claustro 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 Claustro

The surname Claustro has its origins in Italy, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "claustr-," meaning "enclosure" or "confinement," which may have been used to describe someone who lived within the confines of a monastery or other enclosed community.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Claustro can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Longobardo, a collection of historical documents from the Lombard kingdom in Italy, dating back to the 8th century. This suggests that the name was already in use during the Early Middle Ages.

During the 13th century, the surname Claustro appeared in several Italian records, such as the Libro di Montaperti, which documents the Battle of Montaperti in 1260. The name is also found in the Codice Diplomatico Barese, a collection of documents from the city of Bari in southern Italy.

In the 14th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Claustro was Giovanni Claustro, a Benedictine monk and scholar who lived in the Abbey of Montecassino. His works on theology and philosophy were widely studied in monastic circles during that time.

The 16th century saw the rise of another notable Claustro, Girolamo Claustro, a Renaissance painter from Venice. His works can still be found adorning the walls of several churches and palaces throughout Italy.

In the 18th century, the name Claustro gained prominence with the birth of Antonio Claustro (1715-1788), a renowned architect from Milan. His most famous work is the Church of San Fedele in Milan, which is considered a masterpiece of Baroque architecture.

Throughout the centuries, the surname Claustro has also been associated with various place names and localities in Italy, such as Claustro di Susa, a small village in the Piedmont region, and the Claustra Romana, an ancient Roman fortification in the city of Terni.

While the surname Claustro is not as common today as it once was, it remains a part of Italy's rich cultural and historical heritage, with its roots firmly planted in the medieval era and its connection to the monastic and scholarly traditions of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Claustro

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

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

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