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

Paduani, 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 Paduani surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Paduani in America

Paduani is the 106096th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Paduani surname appeared 168 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 Paduani.

We can also compare 2010 data for Paduani 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 Paduani

The surname PADUANI is of Italian origin, specifically from the region of Veneto in northeastern Italy. It is believed to have originated in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century.

PADUANI is a locative surname, meaning that it derives from a specific place name. In this case, it is likely derived from the city of Padua (Padova in Italian), a historical city in the Veneto region. The name may have been given to someone who hailed from Padua or had some connection to the city.

Padua has a rich history dating back to ancient Roman times, and it was an important center of learning and culture during the Renaissance period. The city's name is derived from the Latin word "Patavium," which was the name of the ancient Roman settlement in the area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname PADUANI can be found in the archives of the Republic of Venice, where a Venetian merchant named Giovanni Paduani is mentioned in documents from the 15th century. Another notable figure with this surname was Pietro Paduani, a scholar and philosopher who lived in Padua in the 16th century (c. 1490-1560).

In the 17th century, there are records of a family of artists and architects from Padua who bore the surname PADUANI. One of them, Andrea Paduani (1624-1697), was a renowned architect who designed several churches and palaces in and around Padua.

Another notable individual with this surname was Giambattista Paduani (1723-1799), an Italian playwright and librettist who wrote several operas and plays in the late 18th century.

During the Renaissance period, the city of Padua was also home to several influential scholars and thinkers, including Galileo Galilei, who taught at the University of Padua. It is possible that some individuals with the surname PADUANI may have had connections to the academic or intellectual circles of Padua during this time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Paduani

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

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

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