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

Iafrate, 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 Iafrate surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iafrate in America

Iafrate is the 36048th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iafrate surname appeared 622 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 Iafrate.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iafrate 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 Iafrate

The surname IAFRATE is of Italian origin, originating in the region of Campania. It likely emerged during the Middle Ages, between the 5th and 15th centuries. The name is believed to derive from the Italian word "frate," meaning "brother," particularly a religious brother or friar. It may have been given as a surname to individuals with familial ties to members of religious orders or monasteries.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name IAFRATE can be found in a 13th-century manuscript from the city of Naples, where a certain "Giovanni Iafrate" is mentioned as a local landowner. Another notable early mention is in the Catasto Onciario, a Neapolitan tax register from the late 15th century, which lists several IAFRATE families residing in the nearby town of Avellino.

In the 16th century, the name appears in church records from the town of Montecorvino Rovella, near Salerno, where a certain "Domenico Iafrate" is recorded as having been born in 1537. During this period, the name may have also been spelled as "Iafrati" or "Iafrati" in some regions.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname IAFRATE was Gennaro Iafrate, a Neapolitan painter and architect who lived from 1634 to 1703. His works can still be found in several churches and palaces in Naples and the surrounding areas.

Another prominent figure was Vincenzo Iafrate, a lawyer and political figure from Avellino, born in 1751. He played a significant role in the revolutionary movements of the late 18th century and was a member of the Parthenopaean Republic, a short-lived republic established in Naples in 1799.

In the 19th century, the name IAFRATE can be found in various parts of southern Italy, including the regions of Campania, Basilicata, and Calabria. One notable individual from this period was Antonio Iafrate, a poet and scholar from Rionero in Vulture, born in 1821. His works focused on the local dialect and cultural traditions of his region.

Moving into the 20th century, one of the most well-known individuals with the surname IAFRATE was Salvatore Iafrate, an Italian-American businessman and philanthropist who lived from 1897 to 1976. Born in Naples, he immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s and founded a successful construction company in New York City.

Another notable figure was Donato Iafrate, a physicist and academic born in Potenza, Basilicata, in 1928. He made significant contributions to the field of solid-state physics and held teaching positions at various universities in Italy and abroad.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iafrate

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

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

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