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

Natta, 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 Natta surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Natta in America

Natta is the 131379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Natta surname appeared 129 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 Natta.

We can also compare 2010 data for Natta 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 Natta

The surname NATTA is believed to have originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is thought to have derived from the Italian word "natta," which means "tangle" or "knot." The name may have been initially given as a nickname to someone with tangled or knotted hair.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname NATTA can be found in the historical records of the city of Pavia, located in the northern Italian region of Lombardy. In the 13th century, a nobleman named Guglielmo NATTA was mentioned in several official documents related to land transactions and legal disputes.

Another notable bearer of the NATTA surname was Pietro NATTA, a renowned jurist and legal scholar who lived in the 14th century. He was born in Asti, a town in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy, and is best known for his influential work on canon law, titled "Commentaria in Decretales."

During the Renaissance period, the NATTA family gained prominence in the city of Milan. One of the most famous members was Giovanni Battista NATTA, a renowned architect and engineer who lived from 1537 to 1599. He was responsible for designing several notable buildings and structures in Milan, including the Palazzo dei Giureconsulti and the fortifications of the Castello Sforzesco.

In the 18th century, a Italian mathematician named Giovanni Domenico NATTA made significant contributions to the field of calculus. He was born in Asti in 1723 and spent most of his career teaching at the University of Turin, where he published several influential works on differential and integral calculus.

Another notable figure in the history of the NATTA surname was Giulio NATTA, an Italian chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1963. Born in Imperia, Liguria, in 1903, NATTA made groundbreaking discoveries in the field of polymer chemistry, particularly in the development of polypropylene and other synthetic materials.

While the surname NATTA originated in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world due to migration and immigration. However, its origins can be traced back to the medieval and Renaissance periods in various regions of northern and northwestern Italy, where it was associated with notable families, scholars, and pioneers in various fields.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Natta

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

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

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