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

Ianniello, 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 Ianniello surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ianniello in America

Ianniello is the 38582nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ianniello surname appeared 573 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 Ianniello.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ianniello 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 Ianniello

The surname Ianniello has its origins in Italy, specifically in the southern regions of the country. It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is derived from the Italian male given name Gianniello, which itself is a diminutive form of the name Giovanni, the Italian equivalent of John.

Ianniello is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding a suffix to the given name of the father or ancestor. In this case, the suffix "-ello" was added to Gianni, a shortened version of Giovanni, creating Ianniello. This naming convention was common practice in many parts of Italy during the medieval period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Ianniello can be found in the medieval Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis, a collection of documents related to the Benedictine monastery of Cava de' Tirreni in the Campania region of southern Italy. The name appears in a document dated 1253, referring to a certain Ianniello di Sorrento.

In the 14th century, there are records of a family named Ianniello residing in the town of Amalfi, also located in the Campania region. One notable member of this family was Giacomo Ianniello, a merchant and ship owner who lived around 1380.

Another early bearer of the surname was Pietro Ianniello, a scholar and professor of law who lived in Naples during the 15th century. He is mentioned in several historical documents from that era, including the chronicles of the Aragonese rulers of Naples.

During the Renaissance period, the name Ianniello gained prominence in the arts. One of the most famous individuals with this surname was Michelangelo Ianniello, a painter and sculptor who was active in Naples in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. His works can be found in several churches and museums in the city.

In the 18th century, there was a prominent Neapolitan family named Ianniello who played a significant role in the city's cultural and political life. One of its members, Gennaro Ianniello (1700-1778), was a respected jurist and served as a magistrate in the Neapolitan court system.

As the centuries passed, the surname Ianniello spread beyond its original southern Italian homeland and can now be found in various regions of the country, as well as in communities of Italian diaspora around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ianniello

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

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

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