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

Guliani, 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 Guliani surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Guliani in America

Guliani is the 125282nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Guliani surname appeared 137 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 Guliani.

The history of the last name Guliani

The surname Guliani is of Italian origin, specifically from the Ligurian region of northwestern Italy. It is believed to have originated in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Italian word "Giuliano," which is the Italian form of the Roman name Julianus.

Guliani is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding a suffix to the given name of an ancestor. In this case, the suffix "-i" was added to Giuliano, creating Giuliani, which eventually became Guliani over time. The name Giuliano itself is derived from the Roman family name Julius, and was a popular name among early Christians due to its connection to the Roman martyr Saint Julian.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Guliani can be found in the Codice Diplomatico della Repubblica di Genova, a collection of diplomatic documents from the Republic of Genoa, dating back to the 13th century. This suggests that the name was already well-established in the Ligurian region by that time.

Notable individuals with the surname Guliani throughout history include:

1. Niccolò Guliani (c. 1492 - c. 1570), an Italian composer and organist from Genoa.
2. Giovanni Battista Guliani (1624 - 1688), an Italian painter and architect from Genoa.
3. Domenico Guliani (1684 - 1758), an Italian mathematician and astronomer from Parma.
4. Giuseppe Guliani (1838 - 1905), an Italian politician and journalist from Genoa, who served as a member of the Italian Parliament.
5. Antonio Guliani (1875 - 1957), an Italian sculptor and artist from Lucca, known for his works in marble and bronze.

The name Guliani has also been associated with various place names in Italy, particularly in the Ligurian region. For instance, there is a small village called Guliani near the town of Varese Ligure in the province of La Spezia. Additionally, there are historical references to a locality called "Guliani" in the vicinity of Genoa, which may have contributed to the origins of the surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Guliani

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

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 Guliani 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.

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

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