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

Pirro, 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 Pirro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pirro in America

Pirro is the 30767th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pirro surname appeared 757 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 Pirro.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pirro 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 Pirro

The surname Pirro is of Italian origin, with its roots traced back to the 14th century in the region of Campania, particularly in the city of Naples. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "Pyrrhus," which was a personal name used in ancient Greece and Rome.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Pirro can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis, a collection of medieval manuscripts from the Benedictine monastery of Cava de' Tirreni, located near Salerno. This document, dating back to the year 1347, mentions a certain "Guilielmus Pirro" as a landowner in the area.

In the 15th century, the name Pirro appeared in several historical records from the Kingdom of Naples. A notable figure was Giovanni Battista Pirro, born in 1492, who was a renowned jurist and legal scholar. His treatise "De Officiis Magistratuum" (On the Duties of Magistrates) was widely influential during the Renaissance period.

Another prominent individual bearing the surname Pirro was Rocco Pirro, a 16th-century writer and historian from the town of Nola, near Naples. He authored several works, including "Ecclesiasticae Historiae" (Ecclesiastical History), which chronicled the religious and cultural heritage of the region.

In the 17th century, the name Pirro was associated with the village of Pirro, located in the province of Cosenza, Calabria. This place name is believed to have derived from the same Latin root as the surname, potentially contributing to its spread across southern Italy.

One of the most celebrated figures with the surname Pirro was Giuseppe Maria Pirro, born in 1736 in Naples. He was a renowned architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in the city, including the Church of San Francesco di Paola and the Royal Palace of Caserta.

Throughout the centuries, the surname Pirro has maintained its presence in various regions of Italy, particularly in the southern regions of Campania, Calabria, and Sicily. While its origins can be traced back to the Latin word "Pyrrhus," the name has evolved to hold a distinct Italian identity and cultural significance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pirro

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

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

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