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

Paolino, 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 Paolino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Paolino in America

Paolino is the 21470th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Paolino surname appeared 1,217 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 Paolino.

We can also compare 2010 data for Paolino 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 Paolino

The surname Paolino originated in Italy. It is an Italian surname that can be traced back to the late 13th century. The name is derived from the Italian personal name "Paolo", which was the Italian form of the Latin name "Paulus". This name was borne by several early Christian saints, including the apostle Paul.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Paolino can be found in the "Codice Diplomatico Barese", a collection of medieval documents from the city of Bari in southern Italy, dating back to the year 1294. In this document, a man named "Petrus Paolino" is mentioned as a witness to a legal transaction.

During the Middle Ages, the surname Paolino was particularly common in the regions of Campania and Apulia in southern Italy. It is likely that the name originated in these areas and spread from there.

In the 15th century, a notable bearer of the surname was Luca Paolino, a Italian painter and architect who was active in Naples between 1470 and 1520. His most famous work is the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Naples.

Another prominent individual with the surname Paolino was Filippo Paolino, an Italian composer and music theorist who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was born in Caserta in 1572 and died in Naples in 1623. Paolino was a prolific composer of madrigals and other vocal works.

In the 18th century, Antonio Paolino was a celebrated Italian sculptor and engraver. He was born in Naples in 1718 and died in Rome in 1789. Paolino is best known for his intricate engravings of architectural subjects and his sculptures in marble and bronze.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Vincenzo Paolino, an Italian botanist and naturalist who lived in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He was born in Naples in 1782 and died in the same city in 1854. Paolino made significant contributions to the study of the flora and fauna of southern Italy.

In the 19th century, Giuseppe Paolino was an Italian poet and playwright. He was born in Palermo, Sicily, in 1819 and died in Naples in 1892. Paolino's works often focused on themes of patriotism and Italian unification.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Paolino

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

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

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