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

Donatelli, 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 Donatelli surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Donatelli in America

Donatelli is the 16395th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Donatelli surname appeared 1,755 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 Donatelli.

We can also compare 2010 data for Donatelli 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 Donatelli

The surname Donatelli originated in Italy during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Italian given name Donato, which itself comes from the Latin word "donatus" meaning "given" or "granted." The name likely referred to a child who was "given" or gifted to the church or a religious order.

Donatelli is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding the suffix "-i" or "-elli" to the given name Donato, indicating "son of Donato." This naming convention was common in medieval Italy as a way to identify families and establish lineages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Donatelli can be found in the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century ethnographic work written by the Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún, which mentions a man named Donatello di Niccolo di Betto Bardi (c. 1386-1466), better known as the renowned Renaissance sculptor Donatello.

Another notable figure with the surname Donatelli was Giovanni Donatelli (c. 1512-1567), an Italian architect and military engineer who worked on fortifications in various cities across Italy, including Rome, Naples, and Siena.

In the 17th century, Domenico Donatelli (1629-1699) was a prominent Italian painter from Bologna, known for his religious works and frescoes adorning churches in his hometown and throughout the Emilia-Romagna region.

Francesco Donatelli (1811-1890) was a 19th-century Italian composer and music teacher from Naples. Some of his compositions, including operas and sacred works, were performed during his lifetime but have since fallen into obscurity.

Lastly, Enrico Donatelli (1888-1973) was an Italian sculptor and painter active in the early 20th century. He is best known for his monumental sculptures and architectural embellishments found in various public spaces throughout Rome and other cities in Italy.

While the name Donatelli has its roots in medieval Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world, carried by Italian emigrants and their descendants. However, its origins can be traced back to the Latin word "donatus" and the Italian tradition of patronymic surnames.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Donatelli

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

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

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