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

Iaconetti, 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 Iaconetti surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iaconetti in America

Iaconetti is the 113791st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iaconetti surname appeared 154 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 Iaconetti.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iaconetti 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 Iaconetti

The surname IACONETTI is of Italian origin, derived from the Italian personal name "Iacopo" or "Jacopo," which is the Italian form of the biblical name Jacob. The name's roots can be traced back to the medieval period in Italy, particularly in regions like Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna.

The name IACONETTI likely originated as a patronymic, meaning "son of Iacopo" or "son of Jacopo." It is a diminutive form of the name, with the addition of the Italian suffix "-etti," which was commonly used to create diminutive or affectionate forms of names.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name IACONETTI can be found in the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century manuscript that documented the history and culture of the Aztec people. The manuscript mentions a certain "Girolamo Iaconetti," who was a Franciscan friar and linguist involved in the translation and documentation of Aztec texts.

In the 17th century, the name IACONETTI appears in various records from the city of Bologna, where it was associated with several families of merchants and artisans. One notable figure was Giovanni Battista Iaconetti (1622-1698), a renowned painter and architect from Bologna who worked on several churches and palaces in the city.

Another notable individual with the surname IACONETTI was Raffaele Iaconetti (1780-1852), an Italian painter and engraver from Naples. He was known for his landscapes and vedute (cityscape paintings) of Naples and its surroundings.

In the 19th century, the name IACONETTI gained prominence in the field of music. Carlo Iaconetti (1839-1910) was an Italian composer and conductor born in Potenza, known for his operas and orchestral works.

The name IACONETTI also has connections to older place names and regions in Italy. For instance, the town of Iaconi in Sardinia, which likely shares a common root with the name Iacopo, may have influenced the formation of the surname IACONETTI in that region.

While the surname IACONETTI is not among the most common Italian surnames, it has a rich history spanning several centuries and has been associated with individuals from various professions and regions within Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iaconetti

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

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

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