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

Frangipane, 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 Frangipane surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Frangipane in America

Frangipane is the 77264th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Frangipane surname appeared 248 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 Frangipane.

We can also compare 2010 data for Frangipane 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 Frangipane

The surname Frangipane originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is derived from the old Italian words "frango" meaning to break, and "pane" meaning bread, referencing the occupation of a baker or miller.

Variations of the name include Frangipani, Frangipani, and Frangipano. These spellings can be found in historical records from the 13th to 15th centuries, particularly in the regions of Lazio and Campania in central and southern Italy.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Muzio Frangipane, a powerful Roman nobleman who lived in the late 11th century. He was a member of the influential Frangipani family, who controlled several fortified towers and churches in Rome during the Middle Ages.

Another notable figure was Giacomo Frangipane, a 13th-century Guelph politician from Piacenza, who served as the podestà (chief magistrate) of several Italian cities, including Milan and Brescia.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the historical records of the town of Ferentino, located in the Lazio region. A certain Giovanni Frangipane is mentioned as a landowner and local nobleman in this area.

During the Renaissance period, the Frangipani family of Rome produced several influential churchmen, including Cardinal Girolamo Frangipani (1508-1586), who was a patron of the arts and a supporter of the Counter-Reformation.

Another notable bearer of the name was Muzio Frangipani (1550-1615), an Italian military officer who fought for the Spanish crown in the Eighty Years' War against the Dutch Republic.

Over time, the surname spread beyond Italy to other parts of Europe, as well as to the Americas and other regions through immigration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Frangipane

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

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

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