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

Giannotti, 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 Giannotti surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Giannotti in America

Giannotti is the 24736th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Giannotti surname appeared 1,008 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 Giannotti.

We can also compare 2010 data for Giannotti 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 Giannotti

The surname Giannotti originated in Italy, specifically in the region of Tuscany. It is believed to have emerged during the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Italian given name Gianni, which is a diminutive form of the name Giovanni, the Italian equivalent of John.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Giannotti surname can be found in the Florentine archives, where a Gherardo Giannotti is mentioned as a prominent merchant and banker in the 14th century. Another notable figure from this time period is the Florentine historian and political thinker Donato Giannotti (1492-1573), who wrote extensively on the political affairs of his time.

In the 16th century, the Giannotti family was well-established in the town of Prato, near Florence. One member of this branch was the renowned Girolamo Giannotti (1505-1567), a humanist scholar and writer who served as the secretary of the Florentine Republic.

During the Renaissance period, the Giannotti name was also associated with the arts. Pietro Giannotti (1535-1596) was a prominent sculptor and architect who worked extensively in Rome and other Italian cities. His son, Gian Battista Giannotti (1572-1636), followed in his footsteps as a sculptor and architect, contributing to the artistic legacy of the family.

In the 17th century, the Giannotti family had a presence in the Papal States. Vincenzo Giannotti (1621-1699) was a notable jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the ecclesiastical courts of Rome.

As the Giannotti surname spread throughout Italy, it also found its way into other parts of Europe and the Americas through migration. One notable figure from this period is the Italian-American artist and illustrator Gennaro Giannotti (1868-1937), who was known for his depictions of scenes from Italian-American life in New York City.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Giannotti

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

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

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