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

Gherardini, 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 Gherardini surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gherardini in America

Gherardini is the 75564th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gherardini surname appeared 255 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 Gherardini.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gherardini 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 Gherardini

The surname Gherardini originated in Italy during the Medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Germanic personal name Gerhard, which is composed of the elements "ger" meaning "spear" and "hard" meaning "brave" or "hardy." The name likely emerged in regions of northern and central Italy, such as Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Gherardini can be found in the 13th century, when a Florentine merchant named Gherardo di Gherardino Gherardini was mentioned in historical documents. This suggests that the name had already become an established surname by that time.

During the Renaissance, the Gherardini family gained prominence in Florence. Ginevra de' Gherardini (born around 1420) was a noblewoman believed to have been the muse and model for Leonardo da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa portrait. Her husband was Francesco del Giocondo, a wealthy silk merchant.

Another notable figure with the Gherardini surname was Alessandro Gherardini (1655-1723), an Italian architect and engineer who designed several churches and palaces in Florence and other parts of Tuscany. His most notable work is the Church of San Gaetano in Florence.

In the 19th century, Antonio Gherardini (1810-1890) was a prominent Italian jurist and politician who served as a member of the Italian parliament and played a role in the unification of Italy.

The name Gherardini has also been associated with certain place names in Italy, such as the village of Gherardina near Modena, which likely derived its name from the surname.

While the surname is most commonly found in Italy, particularly in regions like Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, it has also been carried by Italian immigrants to other parts of the world, including the United States and South America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gherardini

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

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

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