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

Iorillo, 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 Iorillo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Iorillo in America

Iorillo is the 133863rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Iorillo surname appeared 126 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 Iorillo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Iorillo 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 Iorillo

The surname Iorillo is of Italian origin, traced back to the regions of Campania and Calabria in Southern Italy. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "auricula," meaning "ear," which could suggest an association with a physical characteristic or an occupation related to the ear or auditory senses.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Iorillo can be found in historical documents dating back to the 16th century. One notable mention is in a land registry from the town of Salerno, Campania, where a certain Francesco Iorillo was listed as a landowner in the year 1578.

Another historical reference to the Iorillo surname can be found in the archives of the Archdiocese of Naples, where a priest named Gaetano Iorillo was recorded as serving in the parish of San Lorenzo Maggiore in the late 17th century.

In the 18th century, the name appears in several official records from the Kingdom of Naples, including a census from the town of Caserta, where a family with the surname Iorillo was registered as residents in 1755.

As the name spread throughout Italy, there were variations in spelling, such as Ioriello, Iurillo, and Joriello, which were likely influenced by regional dialects and the interpretations of scribes and record-keepers.

One notable figure with the surname Iorillo was Giuseppe Iorillo, an Italian painter born in Naples in 1770. He was known for his portraits and religious works, some of which can still be found in churches and galleries in Naples and the surrounding region.

Another individual of note was Vincenzo Iorillo, a 19th-century lawyer and judge from the town of Avellino, Campania, who served as a magistrate in the Neapolitan court system during the reign of King Ferdinand II.

In the 20th century, Raffaele Iorillo was a prominent Italian architect and urban planner who was instrumental in the reconstruction and urban development of several cities in Southern Italy after World War II, including Naples and Salerno.

Additionally, there was Mario Iorillo, an Italian-American businessman and philanthropist born in Naples in 1922, who immigrated to the United States and founded a successful construction company in New York City.

Lastly, a more recent figure was Gennaro Iorillo, an Italian football (soccer) player born in 1963 in the town of Pagani, near Salerno, who played as a midfielder for several clubs in Italy's professional leagues, including Napoli and Avellino.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Iorillo

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

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

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