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

Pietro, 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 Pietro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pietro in America

Pietro is the 29740th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pietro surname appeared 791 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 Pietro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pietro 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 Pietro

The surname Pietro originated in Italy during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Italian personal name Pietro, which is the Italian form of the Latin name Petrus, meaning "rock" or "stone." The name was particularly common in the regions of Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio.

Pietro was a surname that appeared in various historical records and manuscripts from medieval Italy. One of the earliest recorded instances dates back to the 13th century, when a certain Pietro di Filippo was mentioned in the Florentine Priorista, a chronicle of the city's government officials.

In the 14th century, the name Pietro appeared in the Decameron, a collection of novellas written by Giovanni Boccaccio, one of the most renowned Italian writers of the Renaissance. One of the characters in the work is named Pietro di Vinciolo.

The surname Pietro can also be found in various place names throughout Italy, such as Pietroburgo (meaning "Peter's Town") and Pietramelara (derived from "pietra melara," meaning "apple stone").

Notable individuals with the surname Pietro include:

1. Pietro Aretino (1492-1556), a prominent Renaissance writer and satirist.
2. Pietro da Cortona (1596-1669), a renowned Italian Baroque architect and painter.
3. Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945), an Italian composer best known for his opera "Cavalleria Rusticana."
4. Pietro Germi (1914-1974), an acclaimed Italian film director and screenwriter.
5. Pietro Annigoni (1910-1988), a celebrated Italian portrait painter renowned for his depictions of royalty and prominent figures.

Throughout its history, the surname Pietro has been associated with various professions, from artists and writers to architects and composers, reflecting the rich cultural heritage of Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pietro

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

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

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