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

Pietri, 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 Pietri surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pietri in America

Pietri is the 37591st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pietri surname appeared 592 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 Pietri.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pietri 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 Pietri

The surname PIETRI has its origins in Italy, specifically in the regions of Tuscany and Lazio. It is believed to have emerged during the late medieval period, around the 14th or 15th century.

The name PIETRI is derived from the Italian personal name Pietro, which is the Italian form of the Latin name Petrus, meaning "rock" or "stone." This name has biblical roots, as it was given to the apostle Simon by Jesus Christ, who declared, "You are Peter (Petrus), and upon this rock (petra) I will build my church."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname PIETRI can be found in the archives of the city of Florence, where a certain Piero di Pietri is mentioned in a document from the year 1428. This suggests that the surname was already in use by that time.

During the Renaissance period, several notable individuals bore the surname PIETRI. One such figure was Girolamo Pietri (1492-1576), an Italian sculptor and architect who was active in Rome and Naples. His works include the façade of the Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Naples.

Another prominent PIETRI was Gian Vincenzo Pietri (1588-1660), an Italian painter from the Baroque period. He was born in Calderara di Reno, near Bologna, and is known for his religious paintings and frescoes adorning churches in Bologna and Rome.

In the 18th century, the PIETRI surname was also present in France, as evidenced by the birth of Jean-Baptiste Pietri (1722-1786) in Toulon. He was a French naval officer and explorer who participated in several voyages to the South Pacific and the West Indies.

The 19th century saw the rise of another notable figure with the PIETRI surname, Francesco Pietri (1834-1905). He was an Italian composer and conductor born in Palermo, Sicily. His works include operas, symphonies, and chamber music.

In more recent times, the surname PIETRI has been carried by several individuals of note, such as Olivier Pietri (1911-1992), a French businessman and politician who served as the Minister of Finance under President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing in the late 1970s.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pietri

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

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

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