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

Florentino, 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 Florentino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Florentino in America

Florentino is the 19398th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Florentino surname appeared 1,393 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 Florentino.

We can also compare 2010 data for Florentino 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 Florentino

The surname Florentino is of Italian origin, derived from the Latin word "Florentinus," which means "from Florence." This name first emerged in the region of Tuscany, specifically in the city of Florence, during the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Florentino can be found in the "Codice Diplomatico Longobardo," a collection of historical documents from the Lombard period in Italy, dating back to the 8th century. This suggests that the name was already in use during the early medieval period.

In the 12th century, the name Florentino appeared in a manuscript titled "Liber Censuum," which was a record of papal revenues and properties compiled by the papal chamberlain Cencio Savelli. This document mentions a certain "Florentino de Vico," indicating that the name was associated with a specific location or family.

During the Renaissance period, several notable individuals bore the surname Florentino. One such figure was Pietro Florentino, a 15th-century Italian painter and illuminator who was active in Florence and Siena. Another was Vincenzo Florentino, a 16th-century Italian architect and sculptor who worked on various projects in Rome and Naples.

In the 17th century, the name Florentino appeared in the records of the Spanish Inquisition, which suggests that individuals with this surname had migrated to Spain or Spanish-controlled territories. One notable figure from this period was Cristóbal Florentino (1617-1677), a Spanish Jesuit missionary and linguist who worked in the Philippine Islands and wrote extensively on the languages and cultures of the region.

Other historical figures with the surname Florentino include Mariano Florentino Cuéllar (1786-1833), a Mexican politician and independence activist who served as the second President of Mexico from 1828 to 1829, and Adolfo Florentino (1895-1965), an Argentine writer and journalist known for his works on Argentine culture and history.

While the surname Florentino is primarily associated with Italy and its diaspora, it has also been found in other parts of Europe and the Americas, likely due to migration patterns and intermarriages over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Florentino

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

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

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