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

Iaquinto, 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 Iaquinto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iaquinto in America

Iaquinto is the 55962nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iaquinto surname appeared 366 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 Iaquinto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iaquinto 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 Iaquinto

The surname Iaquinto has its origins in Italy, specifically in the southern regions of Campania and Calabria. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 11th or 12th century.

Iaquinto is derived from the Italian personal name Giacinto or Iacinto, which itself comes from the Greek name Hyakinthos. The name Hyakinthos is associated with the hyacinth flower in Greek mythology, and it may have originally referred to someone with a deep blue or purple complexion.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Iaquinto can be found in a document from the 14th century, which mentions a certain Nicola Iaquinto from the town of Salerno in Campania. This suggests that the name had already established itself in the region by that time.

During the Renaissance period, the name Iaquinto appeared in several historical records and manuscripts, particularly those related to the noble families of Naples and the surrounding areas. For example, there is a mention of a Giovanni Iaquinto who served as a courtier in the court of King Ferdinand I of Naples in the 15th century.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Girolamo Iaquinto (1512-1594) was a renowned painter and architect from the town of Cava de' Tirreni, near Salerno. He is best known for his work on the Certosa di San Martino, a monumental Carthusian monastery in Naples.

Another prominent individual with the surname Iaquinto was Gennaro Iaquinto (1701-1766), an Italian painter and engraver from Naples who specialized in landscapes and architectural scenes.

In the 19th century, Giuseppe Iaquinto (1812-1891) was a notable Italian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and was involved in the Italian unification movement.

The surname Iaquinto has also been associated with several place names in Italy, such as Iaquinto di Caprio, a village in the province of Avellino, and Iaquinto di Pastena, a locality in the province of Caserta. These place names suggest that branches of the Iaquinto family may have established themselves in these areas over time.

While the surname Iaquinto is most commonly found in southern Italy, it has also spread to other parts of the country and beyond, as Italian immigrants have settled in various parts of the world over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iaquinto

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

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

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