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

Lorenzano, 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 Lorenzano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lorenzano in America

Lorenzano is the 48160th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lorenzano surname appeared 439 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 Lorenzano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lorenzano 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 Lorenzano

The surname Lorenzano originated in Italy, specifically in the region of Tuscany. It is believed to have emerged sometime around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Italian male given name Lorenzo, which itself is derived from the Latin name Laurentius, meaning "from Laurentum" – an ancient city near Rome.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Lorenzano can be found in the Florentine Priorista, a historical record of civic officials in Florence, dating back to the late 13th century. The name appears as "Lorenzano di Piero" in an entry from the year 1298.

In the 15th century, a notable figure bearing the surname Lorenzano was Francesco Lorenzano, a wealthy merchant and banker who lived in Florence between 1410 and 1482. He was known for his role in financing the construction of the iconic Duomo di Firenze (Florence Cathedral).

Another historical figure with this surname was Tommaso Lorenzano, a Renaissance humanist and philosopher who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries (c. 1472 - 1536). He was a prominent scholar and writer, known for his works on philosophy, literature, and rhetoric.

In the 18th century, Giovanni Battista Lorenzano (1701 - 1789) was a celebrated Italian architect and engineer. He is best known for his work on the restoration and preservation of several important buildings and landmarks in Rome, including the Colosseum and the Trevi Fountain.

Fast-forwarding to the 19th century, Giuseppe Lorenzano (1819 - 1892) was an Italian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and played a role in the unification of Italy during the Risorgimento period.

While the surname Lorenzano is of Italian origin, it has also been found in other parts of the world, likely due to migration and diaspora. For instance, there are records of individuals with the surname Lorenzano in Argentina and Uruguay, possibly descendants of Italian immigrants who settled in those countries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lorenzano

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

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

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