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

Militello, 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 Militello surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Militello in America

Militello is the 14113th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Militello surname appeared 2,129 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 Militello.

We can also compare 2010 data for Militello 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 Militello

The surname Militello originated in Sicily, Italy in the medieval period. It derived from the Italian place name Militello, which is a combination of the Latin words "milites" meaning soldiers and "tellus" meaning land or territory. This suggests the name may have initially referred to someone living on land owned by soldiers or an area inhabited by soldiers.

Militello is found in several towns across Sicily, such as Militello Rosmarino, Militello Val di Catania, and Militello Val di Noto. The first recorded instance of the surname appears to be Ruggerio di Militello, a nobleman from Militello Val di Catania mentioned in records from 1287.

In the 14th century, the surname is seen in records from the town of Militello Val di Noto, such as Bartolomeo Militello who was a landowner there in 1327. The variant spelling Militellu is also found in old Sicilian records from the 1300s.

One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Vincenzo Militello, a Sicilian poet born in 1506 in Militello Val di Noto. He wrote works in both Italian and Sicilian dialect.

Later examples include Giuseppe Militello (1766-1827), an Italian painter from Palermo known for religious works, and Gaetano Militello (1828-1883), a Sicilian sculptor who created various public monuments in Palermo.

In the 20th century, Francesco Militello (1901-1979) was an Italian painter and sculptor from Ragusa, Sicily who specialized in ceramic artworks depicting Sicilian folk scenes and traditions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Militello

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

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

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