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

Genera, 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 Genera surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Genera in America

Genera is the 62189th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Genera surname appeared 322 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 Genera.

We can also compare 2010 data for Genera 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 Genera

The surname Genera is of Italian origin and can be traced back to the late medieval period in the regions of Tuscany and Lombardy. It is derived from the Latin word "gener," which means "son-in-law" or "relative by marriage." This suggests that the name may have originally been given to someone who married into a prominent family or was related to a family by marriage.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Genera appears in a Florentine tax register from the 14th century, where a person named Giovanni Genera is listed as a merchant. This indicates that the name was established in Italy during the Renaissance era.

In the 15th century, the Genera family was mentioned in several ecclesiastical records from the city of Siena. A friar named Tommaso Genera was noted for his work in establishing a monastery and charitable organization for the poor in the region.

During the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname Genera was Girolamo Genera (1505-1579), a renowned Italian painter and architect from Verona. His works can still be found in various churches and palaces across northern Italy.

In the 17th century, the name appears in records from the city of Milan, where a nobleman named Francesco Genera (1620-1701) was a prominent figure in local politics and served as a magistrate.

Another individual of note with the surname Genera was Giuseppe Genera (1772-1848), an Italian military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a general in the Kingdom of Sardinia.

Throughout its history, the surname Genera has also been associated with various places and regions in Italy, such as the town of Genova (Genoa) and the Genoese territory, where variations like "Genovese" or "Genovesi" were common.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Genera

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

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

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