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

Delmonte, 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 Delmonte surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Delmonte in America

Delmonte is the 15763rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Delmonte surname appeared 1,849 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 Delmonte.

We can also compare 2010 data for Delmonte 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 Delmonte

The surname Delmonte has its origins in Italy, with the name first appearing in records during the 13th century. It is derived from the Italian phrase "del monte", which literally translates to "of the mountain" or "from the mountain". This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name likely came from or resided in a mountainous region of Italy.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Delmonte can be found in the Codice Diplomatico della Lombardia Medievale, a collection of medieval documents from the region of Lombardy. In this collection, there is a record from 1275 that mentions a certain "Giacomo del Monte" from the city of Bergamo.

Another notable early reference to the name Delmonte comes from the Florentine Catasto of 1427, which was a census-like document that recorded the names and occupations of citizens in the Republic of Florence. This document lists several individuals with the surname Delmonte, indicating that the name was well-established in the region by the 15th century.

In the 16th century, the name Delmonte appears in various Italian Renaissance works of art and literature. One notable figure from this period is the poet and scholar Giovanni Battista Delmonte (1504-1549), who was a member of the prestigious Accademia della Crusca in Florence.

As the centuries passed, the Delmonte surname spread beyond Italy to other parts of Europe and the Americas. In the 18th century, there was a Spanish nobleman named Juan Delmonte y Gonzalez (1717-1792), who served as the governor of several Spanish colonies in the Americas.

Another notable figure was the French artist and engraver Philibert Delmonte (1789-1859), who was renowned for his landscapes and architectural prints.

In the 19th century, the Delmonte name appeared in various records in the United States, indicating that individuals with this surname had begun to immigrate to the New World. One such individual was the Italian-American lawyer and politician Francesco Delmonte (1828-1904), who served as a member of the New York State Assembly in the late 1800s.

Overall, the surname Delmonte has a rich and diverse history, spanning several centuries and multiple countries. Its origins can be traced back to medieval Italy, where it was likely associated with individuals who lived in or near mountainous regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Delmonte

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

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

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