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

Iacobucci, 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 Iacobucci surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iacobucci in America

Iacobucci is the 28525th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iacobucci surname appeared 836 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 Iacobucci.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iacobucci 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 Iacobucci

The surname Iacobucci originates from Italy, specifically from the central and southern regions. It dates back to the Middle Ages, around the 12th-13th centuries. The name is derived from the Italian personal name Iacopo, which in turn comes from the Latin name Iacobus, the Latin form of the Hebrew name Jacob.

Iacobucci is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding a suffix (-ucci, a diminutive form) to the given name Iacopo, indicating "son of Iacopo." This naming convention was common in Italy during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods when surnames were first adopted.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Iacobucci surname can be found in historical documents from the 13th century in the regions of Lazio and Abruzzo. In the 14th century, the name appears in records from the city of Pisa, suggesting the presence of the Iacobucci family in Tuscany as well.

The earliest known bearer of the surname Iacobucci was Bartolomeo Iacobucci, a nobleman from the town of Ascoli Piceno in the Marche region, who lived in the late 13th century. Another notable figure was Giacomo Iacobucci, a scholar and philosopher from Sulmona, in the Abruzzo region, who lived in the 15th century.

In the 16th century, the Iacobucci family gained prominence in the city of Naples, where members of the family held important positions in the local government and church. One notable figure was Girolamo Iacobucci, a lawyer and judge who served as a magistrate in Naples during the mid-16th century.

During the Renaissance period, the Iacobucci surname also appears in records from the Papal States, particularly in the regions of Lazio and Umbria. One notable bearer of the name from this time was Pietro Iacobucci, a painter and artist from the city of Perugia, who was active in the late 16th century.

Another influential figure with the Iacobucci surname was Vincenzo Iacobucci, a Catholic priest and theologian from the town of Grottammare in the Marche region, who lived in the 17th century and wrote several religious texts and treatises.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iacobucci

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

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

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