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

Naro, 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 Naro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Naro in America

Naro is the 38155th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Naro surname appeared 581 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 Naro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Naro 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 Naro

The surname NARO has its origins in Italy, dating back to the 9th century. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "narus," meaning "small nose." The name was initially found in the central and southern regions of Italy, particularly in the regions of Lazio, Campania, and Puglia.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the NARO surname can be found in a medieval document from the 11th century, where it was spelled "Narus." This document was a land grant record from the Abbey of Montecassino, located in the province of Frosinone, Lazio.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in the form "Naro" in the Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis, a collection of medieval documents from the Archivio della Badia di Cava dei Tirreni in Campania. This codex contains important historical information about the region and its inhabitants during that time period.

During the Renaissance, several notable figures bore the NARO surname. One such individual was Giovanni Battista Naro (1515-1589), a renowned Italian architect and engineer who contributed to the construction of numerous churches and palaces in Naples and its surrounding areas.

Another prominent figure was Vincenzo Naro (1590-1670), a Baroque painter from Naples who specialized in religious works and whose paintings can be found in various churches and museums throughout Italy.

In the 18th century, the NARO surname gained prominence with the birth of Giuseppe Naro (1725-1799), a Neapolitan composer and music theorist. He was known for his contributions to the development of the Neapolitan opera and his treatise on music theory, "Trattato teorico-pratico di musica."

Moving into the 19th century, we find Agostino Naro (1818-1891), an Italian politician and lawyer who served as a deputy in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Italy during the post-unification period.

Lastly, in the early 20th century, the NARO surname was carried by Umberto Naro (1907-1983), a renowned Italian journalist and writer who worked for several prominent newspapers and published numerous works of fiction and non-fiction.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Naro

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

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

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