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

Iaquinta, 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 Iaquinta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iaquinta in America

Iaquinta is the 53538th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iaquinta surname appeared 386 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 Iaquinta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iaquinta 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 Iaquinta

The surname Iaquinta is of Italian origin, specifically from the southern regions of the country. It is believed to have emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the phrase "Ia quinta," which translates to "the fifth" in Italian. This suggests that the name may have originally been used to distinguish between multiple individuals with the same given name, likely within a family or community.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Iaquinta surname can be found in the Sicilian town of Trapani, where a document from the late 15th century mentions a certain "Antonino Iaquinta." This document provides evidence of the name's presence on the island of Sicily during the Renaissance era.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various records from the Kingdom of Naples, which encompassed a significant portion of southern Italy at the time. An individual named "Giovanni Battista Iaquinta" is mentioned in a legal document dated 1567, originating from the town of Caserta near Naples.

As the centuries progressed, the Iaquinta surname spread throughout the Italian peninsula and beyond. In the 18th century, a notable figure bearing this name was Vincenzo Iaquinta, a prominent architect from Calabria who was instrumental in the design and construction of several churches and public buildings in the region.

Another notable individual with the Iaquinta surname was Fabio Iaquinta, an Italian professional footballer born in 1979. He played as a striker for various clubs, including Juventus and the Italian national team, and was part of the squad that won the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

Other examples of individuals with the Iaquinta surname include Giuseppe Iaquinta (1855-1928), an Italian-American businessman and banker from Sicily who played a significant role in the development of the Little Italy neighborhood in New York City, and Antonio Iaquinta (1901-1982), an Italian-American mobster who was involved in the Kansas City crime family during the mid-20th century.

While the Iaquinta surname is primarily associated with Italy and Italian-American communities, it has also made its way to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora. However, its origins can be traced back to the southern regions of Italy, where it first emerged as a distinguishing name during the late medieval and Renaissance periods.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iaquinta

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

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

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