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

Iannetta, 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 Iannetta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iannetta in America

Iannetta is the 50659th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iannetta surname appeared 412 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 Iannetta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iannetta 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 Iannetta

The surname Iannetta originated in Italy, specifically in the regions of Campania and Calabria, during the medieval period. It is derived from the Italian personal name Ianno, which is a variant of the name Giovanni (John). This name is ultimately of Hebrew origin, meaning "God is gracious."

The earliest recorded instances of the name Iannetta can be traced back to the 13th century in various historical documents and records from Southern Italy. One notable early bearer of this name was Francesco Iannetta, a nobleman from the town of Salerno in Campania, who was mentioned in a property deed dated 1278.

In the 15th century, the name Iannetta appeared in the records of the city of Naples, where a family by that name held land and property. A prominent member of this family was Antonio Iannetta (c. 1420-1490), a wealthy merchant and landowner.

The surname Iannetta has also been found in historical records from the town of Reggio Calabria in Southern Italy. One of the earliest documented instances is that of Nicola Iannetta, a notary public who lived in the late 16th century.

Another notable bearer of the name Iannetta was Gaetano Iannetta (1718-1789), a respected jurist and legal scholar from the town of Cosenza in Calabria. He authored several influential works on legal theory and jurisprudence during his lifetime.

In the 19th century, the Iannetta surname was found in various parts of Italy, particularly in the regions of Campania, Calabria, and Sicily. One prominent figure from this era was Giuseppe Iannetta (1834-1912), a politician and lawyer from Naples who served as a member of the Italian Parliament.

Other notable individuals with the surname Iannetta include Francesco Iannetta (1871-1940), an Italian painter and artist from Naples, and Guido Iannetta (1885-1965), a military officer and World War I veteran who was awarded several honors for his service.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iannetta

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

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

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