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

Negri, 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 Negri surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Negri in America

Negri is the 17784th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Negri surname appeared 1,575 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 Negri.

We can also compare 2010 data for Negri 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 Negri

The surname Negri originates from Italy and is derived from the Latin word "niger," meaning black. It was likely initially used as a descriptive nickname for someone with dark hair or a swarthy complexion. The name can be traced back to the 12th century in various regions of Italy, including Lombardy, Veneto, and Tuscany.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Negri is found in the Codice Diplomatico Longobardo, a collection of historical documents from the Lombard period in Italy, dating back to the 8th century. The name is also mentioned in the Libro Rosso, a medieval manuscript from the city of Mantua, which contains records from the 12th and 13th centuries.

In the 14th century, the name Negri appears in the Estimo Fiorentino, a tax record from the city of Florence, indicating its presence in Tuscany during that time period. The name was also found in the Catasto Veneto, a cadastral survey conducted in the Venetian Republic in the 16th century.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname Negri was Girolamo Negri (c. 1480-1546), an Italian jurist and diplomat from Genoa. Another prominent figure was Francesco Negri (1515-1590), an Italian poet and playwright from Bassano del Grappa.

During the Renaissance, the Negri family played a significant role in the arts and culture of Italy. Cesare Negri (1535-1624) was an Italian dancer and choreographer who is credited with codifying the rules of Renaissance court dances. His work, "Le Gratie d'Amore," published in 1602, is considered a seminal text on dance theory and notation.

In the 18th century, Pietro Negri (1698-1761) was an Italian painter known for his religious works and frescoes in churches throughout Lombardy and Veneto.

Moving into the 19th century, Ada Negri (1870-1945) was a celebrated Italian poet and novelist from Lodi. Her works often portrayed the struggles of the working class and rural life in Italy.

Throughout its history, the surname Negri has also been associated with various place names, such as Negri di Pola (Pula, Croatia), Negri Reali (Piedmont, Italy), and Negri di Vicenza (Veneto, Italy), further emphasizing its deep roots in different regions of Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Negri

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

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

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