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

Garbarino, 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 Garbarino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garbarino in America

Garbarino is the 15955th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garbarino surname appeared 1,821 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Garbarino.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garbarino 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 Garbarino

The surname Garbarino originates from Italy, where it first appeared during the medieval period. It is derived from the Italian word "garbino," which refers to a strong westerly wind that blows across the Mediterranean Sea. This suggests that the name may have initially been given as a nickname or descriptive term for someone who lived in an area frequently affected by these powerful winds.

The name can be traced back to the regions of Liguria and Piedmont in northwestern Italy, where it was particularly prevalent in the towns and villages around Genoa and Savona. Some of the earliest known records of the Garbarino surname appear in documents from the 13th and 14th centuries, including tax rolls, property deeds, and municipal records.

One of the earliest documented individuals with the Garbarino surname was Guglielmo Garbarino, a merchant and ship owner from Genoa who lived in the late 13th century. Another notable figure was Simone Garbarino, a respected lawyer and judge from Savona who served in the court of the Marquis of Monferrato in the mid-15th century.

Throughout the Renaissance and early modern periods, the Garbarino family played a prominent role in the maritime trade and commerce of the Italian city-states. Several members of the family were involved in the lucrative business of silk production and export, with branches of the Garbarino clan establishing themselves in other Italian cities such as Milan and Florence.

In the 17th century, Giambattista Garbarino was a renowned painter and fresco artist from Genoa, whose works adorned many churches and palaces throughout northern Italy. Another notable figure was Andrea Garbarino, a Jesuit priest and scholar who served as a professor of philosophy at the University of Genoa in the late 18th century.

As the Garbarino name spread throughout Italy and beyond, it also took on various regional spellings and variations, such as Garbarini, Garbarino, and Garbarini. The name eventually made its way to other parts of Europe and the Americas through emigration, with notable bearers including the Argentine writer and poet Antonio Garbarino (1899-1969) and the Italian-American mathematician and computer scientist Joseph Garbarino (1922-2008).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garbarino

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

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

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