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

Cuneo, 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 Cuneo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cuneo in America

Cuneo is the 13517th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cuneo surname appeared 2,244 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Cuneo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cuneo 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 Cuneo

The surname Cuneo is of Italian origin, deriving from the city of Cuneo in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. Its roots can be traced back to the Latin word "cuneus," meaning "wedge" or "cone," suggesting a possible connection to a geographical feature or a location with a distinctive wedge-shaped or conical form.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Cuneo date back to the 12th century, when it appeared in various medieval documents and records from the Piedmont area. The city of Cuneo itself was founded in the 12th century and served as an important strategic location during the conflicts between the Angevin and Aragonese dynasties in the 13th and 14th centuries.

One of the notable historical figures bearing the surname Cuneo was Girolamo Cuneo (1562-1625), an Italian architect and military engineer who worked on several fortifications and defense structures in the Duchy of Savoy. Another was Giovanni Battista Cuneo (1556-1610), an Italian painter known for his religious works and his contributions to the Baroque style.

In the 19th century, Giuseppe Cuneo (1798-1856) was an Italian patriot and revolutionary who played a significant role in the Risorgimento, the movement for Italian unification. He was a member of the secret society Carboneria and participated in uprisings against the Austrian rule in Italy.

Moving into the 20th century, Antonio Cuneo (1887-1942) was an Italian-American architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in New York City, including the Central Synagogue and the Staten Island Courthouse.

The surname Cuneo has also been associated with various place names and locations, such as the town of Cuneo Monferrato in the province of Alessandria, and the village of Cuneo in the province of Salerno, both in Italy. These place names likely originated from the same Latin root as the surname, reflecting the geographical or topographical features of the area.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cuneo

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

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

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