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

Quatraro, 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 Quatraro surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quatraro in America

Quatraro is the 151532nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quatraro surname appeared 108 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 Quatraro.

The history of the last name Quatraro

The surname Quatraro originated in Italy, specifically in the southern regions of Campania and Calabria, where it can be traced back to the 15th century. The name is derived from the Latin word "quaternarius," meaning "a group of four," which suggests that the name may have originally referred to a family group or a collective of four households or individuals.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Quatraro appears in a municipal record from the town of Vibo Valentia, Calabria, dated 1478, where a certain Niccolò Quatraro is mentioned as a landowner. This suggests that the family had already established itself as a prominent presence in the area by the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the name can be found in various documents from the Kingdom of Naples, including tax records and property deeds. Notable individuals from this period include Giovanni Battista Quatraro (1520-1589), a renowned jurist and legal scholar who served as a magistrate in Naples.

As the Quatraro family expanded and migrated to other parts of Italy, the name underwent minor spelling variations, such as Quatraro, Quatrano, and Quattraro. One notable figure from the 17th century was Francesco Quatraro (1623-1697), a Neapolitan painter known for his religious works and frescoes adorning churches across southern Italy.

In the 19th century, the name gained prominence with the birth of Antonio Quatraro (1836-1913), a prominent politician and statesman from Calabria who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and was instrumental in advocating for the rights of southern Italian regions.

Another notable individual was Raffaele Quatraro (1892-1976), a celebrated architect and urban planner who was responsible for the design and reconstruction of several cities in southern Italy after the devastating earthquakes of the early 20th century.

Throughout its history, the surname Quatraro has been associated with various place names and regions in southern Italy, such as Quatraro di Castrovillari, a small town in the province of Cosenza, Calabria, and Quatraro di Gioia Tauro, a hamlet near the city of Reggio Calabria.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quatraro

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

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 Quatraro 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.

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

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