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

Perona, 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 Perona surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Perona in America

Perona is the 34185th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Perona surname appeared 664 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 Perona.

We can also compare 2010 data for Perona 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 Perona

The surname Perona originated in Italy, with roots dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Latin name "Petronius," which itself stems from the Greek word "petros," meaning rock or stone. This suggests that the earliest bearers of the name may have lived near a prominent rock formation or had a profession related to stonework.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Perona can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis, a collection of medieval documents from the Abbey of Cava in southern Italy, dating back to the late 11th century. The name is also mentioned in various other Italian records from the 13th and 14th centuries, such as the Liber Censuum, a papal record of taxes and revenues.

The name Perona has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One of the earliest was Bartolomeo Perona, a 14th-century Italian painter and architect from Genoa, who was renowned for his work on various churches and palaces in the region.

In the 16th century, Giulio Perona was a respected jurist and legal scholar from Milan. He authored several influential texts on Roman law and served as a magistrate in the city.

During the 17th century, Girolamo Perona was a renowned composer and organist from Naples. He is credited with composing numerous works for the organ and church choirs, many of which were widely performed across Italy.

In the 19th century, Antonio Perona was a prominent Italian sculptor who created several public monuments and statues in cities like Rome and Florence. His most famous work is the marble statue of Garibaldi, which stands in the Piazza Venezia in Rome.

Another notable figure was Ernesto Perona, an Italian explorer and mountaineer born in 1879. He was part of several expeditions to the Himalayas and was the first Italian to summit the Karakoram peak K2, the second-highest mountain in the world, in 1909.

The surname Perona has also been associated with various place names in Italy, such as the town of Perona Canavese in the Piedmont region, which dates back to at least the 11th century. Other variations of the name include Perrona, Perroni, and Perrone, which further highlights the surname's Italian origins and evolution over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Perona

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

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

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