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

Lomonaco, 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 Lomonaco surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lomonaco in America

Lomonaco is the 18715th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lomonaco surname appeared 1,468 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 Lomonaco.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lomonaco 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 Lomonaco

The surname Lomonaco originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Italian words "l'omo" meaning "the man" and "monaco" meaning "monk." This suggests that the name may have been initially given to someone who was a monk or had some association with a monastery.

The name can be traced back to the regions of Campania and Calabria in southern Italy, where it was most prevalent. Some of the earliest recorded instances of the name appear in historical documents from the 14th and 15th centuries, such as tax records and property deeds from these areas.

One notable early reference to the name Lomonaco can be found in a 15th-century manuscript from the town of Amalfi, which mentions a certain Antonello Lomonaco, who was a local merchant and landowner. This indicates that the name had already established itself among the middle and upper classes of the time.

In the 16th century, a prominent figure with the surname Lomonaco was Giovan Battista Lomonaco (1530-1598), a renowned Italian architect and engineer who was responsible for the design and construction of several notable buildings and fortifications in Naples and its surrounding areas.

Another notable Lomonaco was Vincenzo Lomonaco (1625-1698), a Neapolitan painter and art theorist who was a member of the Accademia di Belle Arti in Naples and is credited with influencing the development of the Neapolitan school of painting.

In the 18th century, Francesco Lomonaco (1735-1801) was a prominent Italian historian and writer who authored several books on the history and culture of Naples and the Kingdom of Naples.

As the surname Lomonaco spread throughout Italy and beyond, variations in spelling emerged, such as Lomonaco, Lomonaci, and Lomonacchi. Some of these variations may have been influenced by local dialects or regional variations in pronunciation.

While the surname Lomonaco has a rich history in Italy, it has also been carried by individuals of Italian descent to other parts of the world, including the Americas, through migration and immigration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lomonaco

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

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

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