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

Guadagno, 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 Guadagno surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guadagno in America

Guadagno is the 21660th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guadagno surname appeared 1,203 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 Guadagno.

We can also compare 2010 data for Guadagno 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 Guadagno

The surname Guadagno originated in Italy, with its roots tracing back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Italian word "guadagno," which means "gain" or "profit." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone involved in commerce or trade, perhaps an individual who achieved financial success through their business endeavors.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Guadagno can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Barese, a collection of historical documents from the city of Bari in the southern region of Puglia, dating back to the 11th century. This provides evidence that the name was present in this area during the Middle Ages.

In the 13th century, there are records of a nobleman named Guadagno da Montefalco, who hailed from the town of Montefalco in the Umbria region of central Italy. This suggests that the name had spread and taken root in different parts of the country by that time.

During the Renaissance period, the Guadagno family gained prominence in the city of Florence. One notable figure was Bartolomeo Guadagno (1417-1489), a wealthy merchant and banker who served as the treasurer of the city's powerful Medici family.

Another prominent individual bearing the Guadagno surname was Giovanni Battista Guadagno (1674-1759), an Italian opera singer and composer who achieved fame throughout Europe during the Baroque era.

In the realm of literature, the name Guadagno is associated with Antonio Guadagno (1895-1982), an Italian poet and writer who was part of the Hermeticism movement in the early 20th century.

Moving forward in time, Guglielmo Guadagno (1911-1994) was an Italian politician who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and held various ministerial positions in the post-World War II era.

Throughout its history, the surname Guadagno has been found in various spellings, such as Guadagni, Guadagnino, and Guadagnoli, reflecting the regional variations and linguistic evolutions that occurred across different parts of Italy over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guadagno

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

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

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