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

Nardi, 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 Nardi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nardi in America

Nardi is the 10243rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nardi surname appeared 3,147 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 Nardi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nardi 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 Nardi

The surname Nardi is an Italian name derived from the Latin "Nardus", meaning spikenard, a plant used for making perfumes and ointments in ancient times. The name likely originated in the region of Tuscany, Italy, where it was common during the Middle Ages.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century document detailing the history and customs of the Aztec people, which mentions a Giacomo Nardi, an Italian merchant who traveled to Mexico in the early 1500s.

The name also appears in several historical documents from the Renaissance period, such as the writings of the Italian historian and political thinker Jacopo Nardi (1476-1563), who chronicled the turbulent events of 16th-century Florence.

Another notable figure with the surname Nardi was Giovanni Nardi (1498-1565), an Italian artist and architect who worked in Rome during the High Renaissance and was a contemporary of Michelangelo.

In the 18th century, the name is associated with the Italian mathematician and philosopher Giacinto Nardi (1679-1757), who made significant contributions to the field of geometry and served as a professor at the University of Pisa.

A more recent figure with the surname Nardi is Piero Nardi (1892-1973), an Italian politician and journalist who was a prominent figure in the fascist movement in Italy during the early 20th century.

Other notable individuals bearing the Nardi surname include the Italian film director and screenwriter Piero Nardi (1919-1994), known for his contributions to the neorealist cinema movement, and the Italian basketball player and coach Massimo Nardi (born 1964), who played in the Italian professional league and coached several teams in Europe.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nardi

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

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

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