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

Garibaldi, 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 Garibaldi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Garibaldi in America

Garibaldi is the 12782nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Garibaldi surname appeared 2,414 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 Garibaldi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Garibaldi 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 Garibaldi

The surname Garibaldi originated in Italy and is believed to have emerged sometime during the Middle Ages, around the 11th or 12th century. It is thought to have derived from the Old Italian words "garibaldu" or "gheribaldu," which are believed to come from the Germanic name "Gariwald" or "Geriwald." These names were composed of the elements "gari" or "geri," meaning "spear," and "waldu" or "walda," meaning "ruler" or "power."

The name Garibaldi is closely associated with the Italian revolutionary Giuseppe Garibaldi, who was born in 1807 and died in 1882. He played a crucial role in the unification of Italy and is considered one of the greatest military and political figures in Italian history. His fame and popularity likely contributed to the widespread recognition and use of the surname Garibaldi.

Historical records suggest that the Garibaldi family originated in the region of Liguria, located in northwestern Italy. One of the earliest known references to the name appears in a document from the 13th century, which mentions a nobleman named Garibaldo de Savignone, who lived in the town of Savignone, near Genoa.

Another notable figure with the surname Garibaldi was Giovanni Battista Garibaldi, who was born in 1808 and died in 1892. He was an Italian painter and belonged to the Macchiaioli movement, which was known for its innovative approach to landscape painting.

In the 16th century, a branch of the Garibaldi family migrated to Sardinia, an island in the Mediterranean Sea. One of the most prominent members of this branch was Gian Gerolamo Garibaldi, who was born in Sardinia in 1587 and became a renowned jurist and legal scholar.

The surname Garibaldi has also been associated with various place names throughout Italy. For example, there is a town called Garibaldi in the province of Genoa, as well as a village called Garibaldi in the province of Reggio Calabria, which was named in honor of Giuseppe Garibaldi.

While the surname Garibaldi is most commonly found in Italy, it has also spread to other parts of the world due to Italian emigration. Some notable figures with the surname Garibaldi from outside of Italy include Giovanni Garibaldi, an Italian-American artist and sculptor who lived from 1846 to 1900, and Ricardo Garibaldi, a Mexican actor and filmmaker who was born in 1923 and died in 1999.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Garibaldi

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

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

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