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

Lupinacci, 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 Lupinacci surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lupinacci in America

Lupinacci is the 35447th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lupinacci surname appeared 635 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 Lupinacci.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lupinacci 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 Lupinacci

The surname Lupinacci is of Italian origin, with roots tracing back to the medieval era. It is believed to have originated in the regions of Lazio and Campania, particularly in the areas surrounding Rome and Naples.

The name Lupinacci is derived from the Italian word "lupino," which means "lupine" or "wolf-like." This suggests that the name may have been originally given as a nickname or descriptive term, perhaps to someone with wolf-like characteristics or someone who lived near an area frequented by wolves.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lupinacci can be found in the 13th-century manuscript "Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis," which contains records of the Monastery of Cava dei Tirreni in Salerno, Campania. This document mentions a certain "Petrus Lupinaccius" from the year 1248.

In the 14th century, the name appears in the "Codice Diplomatico del Sacro Militare Ordine Gerosolimitano," a collection of documents related to the Knights Hospitaller of St. John of Jerusalem. Here, a "Nicolaus Lupinaccius" is recorded as a witness in a legal document from 1384.

One notable figure with the surname Lupinacci was Domenico Lupinacci, a 16th-century Italian painter and sculptor from Naples, who was active between 1530 and 1570. His works can be found in various churches and museums throughout Italy.

Another individual worth mentioning is Giulio Lupinacci, a 17th-century Italian composer and organist from Rome, who lived from 1610 to 1685. He is known for his contributions to the development of the Roman School of music.

In the 18th century, there was a Neapolitan jurist named Carlo Lupinacci, born in 1720, who wrote several legal treatises and served as a judge in the Kingdom of Naples.

Moving into the 19th century, Giuseppe Lupinacci, an Italian priest and historian from Salerno, was born in 1828 and is known for his works on the history of the Amalfi Coast.

Finally, in the early 20th century, Emilio Lupinacci, a painter and sculptor from Rome, lived from 1890 to 1967 and gained recognition for his works depicting scenes from everyday Italian life.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lupinacci

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

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

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