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

Fiorito, 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 Fiorito surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fiorito in America

Fiorito is the 20648th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fiorito surname appeared 1,282 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 Fiorito.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fiorito 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 Fiorito

The surname Fiorito has its origins in Italy, emerging during the late medieval period between the 12th and 15th centuries. It derived from the Italian word "fiore," meaning flower, and was likely adopted as a nickname or descriptive name for someone associated with flowers or a floral occupation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fiorito can be found in the "Codice Diplomatico della Lombardia Medievale," a collection of medieval Lombard documents dating back to the 13th century. This suggests that the name may have first gained prominence in the Lombardy region of northern Italy.

During the Renaissance era, the name Fiorito appeared in several historical records and manuscripts, including the "Archivio Storico Italiano" and the "Codice Diplomatico Barese." These mentions indicate that the name had spread to other parts of Italy, such as Puglia and the city of Bari.

In the 16th century, a notable individual named Giovanni Fiorito (1516-1592) was a renowned Italian jurist and legal scholar who served as a magistrate in the Kingdom of Naples.

Another prominent figure with the surname Fiorito was Benedetto Fiorito (1590-1648), an Italian composer and organist who worked in Naples and is renowned for his keyboard works and madrigals.

During the 18th century, the Fiorito family played a significant role in the cultural and artistic life of Naples. Antonio Fiorito (1726-1797) was a celebrated Neapolitan painter known for his landscapes and architectural scenes.

In the 19th century, Giuseppe Fiorito (1806-1879) was an Italian playwright and librettist who collaborated with several prominent composers, including Gaetano Donizetti and Saverio Mercadante.

Another notable individual with the surname Fiorito was Raffaele Fiorito (1858-1936), an Italian botanist and plant collector who made significant contributions to the study of the flora of southern Italy and Sicily.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fiorito

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

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

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