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

Pioquinto, 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 Pioquinto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pioquinto in America

Pioquinto is the 34032nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pioquinto surname appeared 668 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 Pioquinto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pioquinto 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 Pioquinto

The surname Pioquinto has its origins in Italy, dating back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the Northern Italian regions of Lombardy and Veneto. The name is thought to be derived from the Italian word "pioggia," meaning rain, and "quinto," meaning fifth, potentially indicating a connection to someone's place in a family or a location's proximity to a body of water.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Pioquinto surname can be found in the archives of the city of Venice, where a merchant named Giovanni Pioquinto is listed in a trade register from the year 1583. Another early reference comes from a land deed in the town of Verona, dated 1612, which mentions a farmer named Pietro Pioquinto.

In the 17th century, the name appears in several church records across Northern Italy. For example, a baptismal record from the year 1671 in the town of Bergamo lists the birth of a child named Maria Pioquinto, the daughter of a local innkeeper.

One notable figure bearing the Pioquinto name was Giacomo Pioquinto, a painter and sculptor born in Brescia in 1712. He is known for his religious works, including altarpieces and frescoes adorning several churches in the region.

Another individual of note was Giovanni Battista Pioquinto, a scholar and philosopher who lived between 1745 and 1823. He was a professor at the University of Padua and authored several treatises on ethics and metaphysics.

In the 19th century, the Pioquinto name gained prominence when Vincenzo Pioquinto, born in 1814 in Milan, became a successful businessman and philanthropist. He established several charitable foundations and funded the construction of a hospital in his hometown.

Throughout the centuries, variations of the Pioquinto surname have appeared in different regions of Italy, such as Piocchinto, Pioquinti, and Piocchinti. Some of these variations may have originated from different dialects or as a result of migration and transcription errors.

While the Pioquinto name may not be as widely known as some other Italian surnames, it has a rich history that spans several centuries and is firmly rooted in the cultural and linguistic traditions of Northern Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pioquinto

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

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

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