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

Fodera, 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 Fodera surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fodera in America

Fodera is the 42579th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fodera surname appeared 509 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 Fodera.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fodera 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 Fodera

The surname Fodera has its origins in Sicily, Italy, and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is derived from the Latin word "fodere," meaning "to dig." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with an occupation or trade related to digging or excavation work.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fodera is found in a document from Palermo, Sicily, dated 1482, where a certain Giovanni Fodera is mentioned as a landowner. The name also appears in various municipal records and tax rolls from the 16th and 17th centuries in the Sicilian towns of Catania, Messina, and Trapani.

In the late 16th century, the name Fodera was recorded in the baptismal records of the Church of San Domenico in Palermo, indicating the presence of a family with this surname in the city. One notable individual from this time period was Antonino Fodera, a Sicilian poet and philosopher who lived from 1560 to 1623.

The surname Fodera may also be linked to the place name "Fodera," a small village located in the province of Agrigento, Sicily. This village was mentioned in several historical documents, including the "Codice di Terre" (Land Code) of 1337, which documented land ownership and taxation records in the region.

As the name spread beyond Sicily, it can be found in various parts of Italy and other countries with Italian diaspora communities. One notable figure was Giuseppe Fodera, an Italian painter and sculptor from Naples, who lived from 1720 to 1789 and was known for his religious artworks.

Another individual of note was Vincenzo Fodera, a Sicilian-born composer and music educator who lived from 1828 to 1914. He composed several operas and taught at the Conservatorio di Musica in Palermo.

In the 20th century, Mario Fodera, an Italian-American filmmaker and screenwriter born in 1925 in New York, gained recognition for his work in the independent film industry.

More recently, Claudio Fodera, born in 1971 in Palermo, has made a name for himself as a professional tennis player, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 18 in doubles in the late 1990s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fodera

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

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

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