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

Ercolano, 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 Ercolano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ercolano in America

Ercolano is the 56588th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ercolano surname appeared 361 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 Ercolano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ercolano 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 Ercolano

The surname ERCOLANO is of Italian origin, deriving from the town of Ercolano, located near Naples in the Campania region of southern Italy. This town's name is derived from the Latin "Herculaneum," referring to the ancient Roman city buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD.

The name ERCOLANO likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the original bearers hailed from the town of Ercolano or its surrounding areas. It may have emerged in the Middle Ages, as locational surnames became increasingly common during this period.

Historically, the name ERCOLANO has been recorded in various documents and records from the Campania region of Italy. One notable example is Girolamo Ercolano, a 16th-century painter from Naples who was active in the late Renaissance period.

In the early 19th century, a prominent figure with the surname ERCOLANO was Giuseppe Ercolano, an Italian botanist and professor who lived from 1779 to 1843. He made significant contributions to the study of plant taxonomy and was involved in the establishment of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Naples.

Another individual of note is Benedetto Ercolano, an Italian lawyer and politician who lived from 1825 to 1888. He served as a member of the Italian Parliament and was involved in the unification of Italy during the Risorgimento movement.

During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the surname ERCOLANO was borne by several notable figures in the arts and sciences. One example is Raffaele Ercolano, an Italian painter and sculptor who lived from 1856 to 1920 and was part of the Neapolitan artistic movement.

In more recent history, the name ERCOLANO has been associated with notable academics and researchers. For instance, Pietro Ercolano, an Italian mathematician and computer scientist who lived from 1928 to 2012, made significant contributions to the fields of combinatorics and computer programming.

While the surname ERCOLANO originated in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora communities. However, its roots can be traced back to the town of Ercolano in the Campania region, where it likely emerged as a locational surname reflecting the origins of its earliest bearers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ercolano

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

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

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