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

Iannini, 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 Iannini surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iannini in America

Iannini is the 146201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iannini surname appeared 113 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 Iannini.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iannini 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 Iannini

The surname IANNINI is of Italian origin, with its roots tracing back to the Medieval period. It is believed to have originated from the Italian word "Ianno," which was a diminutive form of the name Giano, the Italian version of the Roman god Janus. The suffix "-ini" denotes a patronymic form, indicating that the name was derived from an ancestor's given name.

IANNINI is particularly associated with the regions of Tuscany and Umbria, where it is believed to have first emerged. The earliest known records of this surname date back to the 13th century, with mentions of individuals bearing this name in historical documents and manuscripts from these regions.

One of the earliest documented instances of the IANNINI surname can be found in the Florentine Priorista, a record of the members of the Signoria of Florence, which lists a certain Filippo di Ianno Iannini in 1352. Similarly, the Codice Diplomatico Aretino, a collection of medieval documents from the city of Arezzo, mentions a Bartolomeo Iannini in 1318.

Over the centuries, the IANNINI surname has been associated with several notable individuals. In the 15th century, Niccolò Iannini (1440-1514) was a prominent Florentine architect and sculptor who worked on various projects, including the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence. During the Renaissance period, Domenico Iannini (1498-1571) was a celebrated painter and architect from Faenza, known for his frescoes in the Basilica of San Vitale in Ravenna.

In the literary realm, Gian Battista Iannini (1575-1653) was an Italian poet and playwright from Perugia, renowned for his pastoral poems and tragedies. More recently, Tommaso Iannini (1836-1905) was an Italian politician and journalist who served as a deputy in the Italian parliament and founded the newspaper Il Resto del Carlino in Bologna.

Another notable figure was Guido Iannini (1892-1952), an Italian military officer and politician who served as the Minister of Public Works in Benito Mussolini's government during World War II.

While the IANNINI surname has its roots in medieval Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through immigration. However, its origins and historical significance remain deeply rooted in the regions of Tuscany and Umbria, where it first emerged as a distinctive Italian surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iannini

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

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

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