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

Cognata, 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 Cognata surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cognata in America

Cognata is the 76533rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cognata surname appeared 251 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 Cognata.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cognata 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 Cognata

The surname COGNATA originated in Italy during the late medieval period, likely in the 14th or 15th century. It is derived from the Italian word "cognata," which means "sister-in-law" or "related by marriage." This suggests that the name may have initially been a descriptive surname given to someone who married into a particular family.

The earliest known record of the COGNATA surname can be found in the archives of the city of Florence, where a man named Giovanni Cognata was listed as a merchant in the year 1427. Another early mention of the name appears in a legal document from the city of Siena, dated 1481, which refers to a landowner named Pietro Cognata.

In the 16th century, the COGNATA surname was present in various parts of central and northern Italy, including the regions of Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, and Lombardy. A notable figure from this period was Francesco Cognata, a scholar and humanist born in Bologna in 1520, who wrote several works on philosophy and literature.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the COGNATA name spread to other parts of Italy, including the southern regions of Campania and Calabria. One prominent individual from this time was Tommaso Cognata, a military captain from Naples who served in the Spanish army during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648).

Another historically significant COGNATA was Giulio Cognata, born in Verona in 1702, who became a renowned architect and was responsible for the design of several churches and palaces in northern Italy.

In the 19th century, the COGNATA surname continued to be found across various regions of Italy. One notable figure was Vincenzo Cognata, a lawyer and political activist from Sicily who played a role in the Italian unification movement in the 1860s.

While the COGNATA name has its roots in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world through immigration. However, historical records and references to this surname are primarily concentrated in its country of origin.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cognata

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

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

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