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

Quagliata, 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 Quagliata surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quagliata in America

Quagliata is the 71678th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quagliata surname appeared 272 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 Quagliata.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quagliata 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 Quagliata

The surname Quagliata has its origins in Italy, specifically in the southern regions of the country. It emerged during the medieval period, around the 11th to 13th centuries. The name is derived from the Italian word "quaglia," which means "quail," a small game bird. This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname or a descriptive nickname referring to someone who hunted or bred quails.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Quagliata appears in a document from the city of Palermo, Sicily, dated around 1250. The document mentions a landowner named Giovanni Quagliata. Another early reference is found in the records of the town of Agrigento, also in Sicily, where a family with the surname Quagliata is mentioned in the 14th century.

In the 15th century, a notable figure named Niccolò Quagliata lived in the city of Naples. He was a renowned scholar and philosopher who wrote several treatises on logic and metaphysics. Records from the late 16th century mention a family from the town of Castelvetrano in Sicily with the surname Quagliata, suggesting the name had spread throughout the island.

During the 17th century, a prominent member of the Quagliata family was Antonio Quagliata, a Sicilian nobleman and landowner born in 1625. He was known for his involvement in local politics and his philanthropic efforts in supporting educational institutions.

In the 18th century, the Quagliata surname appears to have spread beyond Sicily to other parts of Italy. One notable individual was Vincenzo Quagliata, a painter from Naples who lived from 1745 to 1823 and was known for his religious works and portraits.

Another significant figure with the Quagliata surname was Giuseppe Quagliata, a Italian revolutionary and patriot who lived from 1786 to 1859. He participated in the uprisings against the Bourbon monarchy in Naples and was later forced into exile for his political activities.

While the Quagliata surname originated in Italy, over the centuries it has spread to other parts of the world, particularly through Italian migration. However, its roots can be traced back to the medieval period in southern Italy, where it likely originated as an occupational or descriptive surname related to the quail bird.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quagliata

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

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

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