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

Fastiggi, 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 Fastiggi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fastiggi in America

Fastiggi is the 106096th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fastiggi surname appeared 168 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 Fastiggi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fastiggi 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 Fastiggi

The surname Fastiggi has its origins in Italy, emerging sometime during the Middle Ages. It is believed to have originated in the region of Calabria, located in the southern part of the Italian peninsula. The name is thought to derive from the Latin word "fastigium," which translates to "summit" or "peak," possibly indicating that the earliest bearers of this name resided in a mountainous area or near a hilltop.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Fastiggi name can be found in a document from the 14th century, which mentions a certain Guglielmo Fastiggi, a landowner from the town of Cosenza in Calabria. This suggests that the name had already established itself in that region by that time.

During the Renaissance period, the Fastiggi surname appears to have spread to other parts of Italy, including the nearby region of Basilicata. A notable figure bearing this name was Vincenzo Fastiggi, a prominent lawyer and jurist from the city of Matera, who lived in the late 16th century.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Fastiggi family settled in the town of Bari, located in the southern region of Puglia. One of the most famous members of this branch was Girolamo Fastiggi, a renowned painter and artist who was born in Bari in 1675 and whose works can still be found in various churches and galleries throughout the region.

As the Fastiggi name continued to spread across Italy, it also underwent some variations in spelling. In certain historical records from the 18th and 19th centuries, the name is sometimes spelled as "Fastighi" or "Fastiggia," reflecting the regional dialects and linguistic variations within Italy.

Among the notable individuals with the Fastiggi surname in more recent centuries was Giuseppe Fastiggi, a prominent Italian politician who served as a member of the Italian Parliament in the late 19th century, representing the city of Naples.

Another significant figure was Emilio Fastiggi, a distinguished Italian archaeologist born in 1876 in the town of Taranto. He made significant contributions to the study of ancient Roman ruins and artifacts found in the southern regions of Italy.

It is worth noting that the Fastiggi surname, while not among the most common in Italy, has maintained a presence throughout the country's history, with bearers of this name leaving their mark in various fields, from law and politics to art and academia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fastiggi

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

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

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