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

Pagliaro, 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 Pagliaro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pagliaro in America

Pagliaro is the 20394th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pagliaro surname appeared 1,303 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 Pagliaro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pagliaro 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 Pagliaro

The surname Pagliaro is of Italian origin, originating in the southern regions of Italy during the medieval period. The name is derived from the Italian word "paglia," meaning "straw." It is likely that the name was originally an occupational surname given to individuals who worked with straw, such as thatchers or straw weavers.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Pagliaro can be found in the 14th century in the Sicilian village of Caltagirone, where a family bearing this surname was documented in local records. Over time, the name spread to other parts of Sicily and the Italian mainland, particularly in the regions of Campania and Calabria.

In the 16th century, a wealthy merchant named Girolamo Pagliaro (born in 1528) was recorded as owning several properties in the city of Naples. His son, Antonio Pagliaro (1567-1638), was a renowned lawyer and legal scholar who authored several treatises on Roman law.

During the 18th century, a family of Pagliaro landowners was documented in the town of Bisacquino, located in the province of Palermo, Sicily. One notable member of this family was Vincenzo Pagliaro (1732-1805), a prominent local magistrate and judge.

In the 19th century, Giuseppe Pagliaro (1829-1902) was a celebrated painter from the Sicilian town of Castelvetrano. His works, depicting scenes of everyday life and landscapes, can be found in several Italian museums and private collections.

Another notable figure with the surname Pagliaro was Antonino Pagliaro (1876-1956), a linguist and professor of classical philology at the University of Rome. He made significant contributions to the study of ancient Greek and Latin languages and published numerous scholarly works on the subject.

Over the centuries, the Pagliaro surname has spread beyond Italy to other parts of the world, particularly in countries with significant Italian immigrant communities. However, its roots can be traced back to the southern Italian regions, where it originated as an occupational surname related to the trade of working with straw.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pagliaro

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

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

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