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

Maccani, 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 Maccani surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maccani in America

Maccani is the 158432nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maccani surname appeared 102 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 Maccani.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maccani 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 Maccani

The surname MACCANI is believed to have originated in Italy, specifically in the regions of Tuscany and Umbria, during the medieval period. The name is derived from the Latin word "canus," which means "white" or "gray," and the prefix "mac," which is of Celtic origin and translates to "son of."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the MACCANI surname can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Longobardo, a collection of documents from the Lombard period in Italy, dating back to the 8th century. The name is also mentioned in the Carta Cajetana, a manuscript from the 11th century that documents land ownership and transactions in the Campania region.

In the 13th century, a prominent figure named Gherardo MACCANI was a respected jurist and legal scholar in the city of Siena. He is known for his contributions to the development of the Sienese legal system and his writings on medieval Italian law.

During the Renaissance period, the MACCANI family produced several notable artists and architects. One such individual was Filippo MACCANI (1492-1573), a renowned Florentine sculptor who worked on projects for the Medici family and other prominent patrons in Italy.

In the 18th century, Giuseppe MACCANI (1714-1789) was a celebrated composer and music theorist from Bologna. He served as the maestro di cappella (chapel master) at the Basilica of San Petronio and contributed to the development of the Bolognese school of music.

Another prominent figure bearing the MACCANI surname was Giulio MACCANI (1825-1901), an Italian politician and statesman who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and held various ministerial positions during the late 19th century.

The name MACCANI has also been associated with several place names in Italy, such as Maccani, a village in the province of Perugia, and Maccano, a town in the province of Cosenza. These place names may have influenced the spelling and variations of the surname over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maccani

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

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

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