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

Giambattista, 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 Giambattista surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Giambattista in America

Giambattista is the 70403rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Giambattista surname appeared 278 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 Giambattista.

We can also compare 2010 data for Giambattista 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 Giambattista

The surname "GIAMBATTISTA" is of Italian origin and can be traced back to the Renaissance period, specifically the 15th and 16th centuries. It is believed to have originated in the northern regions of Italy, particularly in the areas surrounding Milan and Venice. The name is a combination of two Italian given names, "Giovanni" and "Battista," which translate to "John" and "Baptist" respectively.

One of the earliest known references to the surname "GIAMBATTISTA" can be found in the records of the Venetian Republic, where several individuals bearing this name held prominent positions within the city's governance and artistic circles. For instance, Giambattista Tiepolo (1696-1770), a celebrated Venetian painter of the Rococo period, is renowned for his frescoes adorning the churches and palaces of Venice.

In the realm of literature, the name "GIAMBATTISTA" is associated with Giambattista Marino (1569-1625), a renowned Italian poet and playwright from Naples. He is widely regarded as a leading figure of the Baroque literary movement and is particularly famous for his epic poem "Adone."

Another notable individual bearing this surname was Giambattista Bodoni (1740-1813), an Italian typographer and engraver from Saluzzo, Piedmont. He is celebrated for his contributions to the development of modern typography and is renowned for creating the Bodoni typeface, which remains widely used to this day.

In the field of science, Giambattista Della Porta (1535-1615), a Neapolitan scholar and polymath, made significant contributions to various disciplines, including optics, cryptography, and natural magic. His work, "Magiae Naturalis," published in 1558, is considered a seminal text on the subject of natural philosophy.

Furthermore, the name "GIAMBATTISTA" has been associated with several place names and older spellings throughout Italy. For instance, the town of Giambattista Vico, located in the province of Foggia, Apulia, is named after the renowned Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico (1668-1744), who is widely recognized for his groundbreaking work in the field of philosophy of history and the development of the concept of the "cyclical theory of history."

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Giambattista

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

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

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