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

Liberatore, 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 Liberatore surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Liberatore in America

Liberatore is the 11998th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Liberatore surname appeared 2,603 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Liberatore.

We can also compare 2010 data for Liberatore 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 Liberatore

The surname Liberatore originated in Italy during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Latin word "liberator," which means "liberator" or "one who frees." This name likely referred to someone who had freed themselves or others from some form of oppression or bondage.

The earliest known record of the name Liberatore can be found in a document from the 13th century in the region of Campania, located in southern Italy. During this time, the name was often spelled as "Liberatori" or "Liberatori."

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Liberatore was Gian Giacomo Liberatore, who lived in the 15th century and was a renowned philosopher and theologian from the city of Udine, Italy. He wrote several treatises on ethics and metaphysics, which were influential during the Renaissance period.

In the 16th century, the surname Liberatore appears in several historical records from the city of Naples. One notable individual was Antonio Liberatore, a wealthy merchant and landowner who was born in 1523 and died in 1597.

During the 17th century, the Liberatore family gained prominence in the region of Abruzzo, located in central Italy. One member of this family was Girolamo Liberatore, who was born in 1652 and served as a high-ranking official in the Papal States.

Another notable figure with the surname Liberatore was Nicola Liberatore, a prominent Italian philosopher and theologian who lived in the 19th century. He was born in 1828 in the town of Salerno and was a staunch defender of Thomistic philosophy.

Throughout history, the surname Liberatore has also been associated with several place names in Italy, such as the town of Liberatore in the province of Benevento, and the village of Liberatori in the province of Teramo.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Liberatore

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

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

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