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

Quattrochi, 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 Quattrochi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quattrochi in America

Quattrochi is the 53913th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quattrochi surname appeared 383 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 Quattrochi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quattrochi 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 Quattrochi

The surname Quattrochi has its origins in Italy, where it first emerged in the 14th century. It is derived from the Italian word "quattro," meaning "four," and likely originated as a nickname or descriptive name for someone associated with the number four in some way.

The earliest recorded instances of the Quattrochi surname can be found in historical records from the regions of Tuscany and Lazio. In the 15th century, a Pietro Quattrochi was mentioned in a document from the town of Siena, while a family by the name of Quattrochi was recorded as residing in Rome during the same period.

One notable historical figure with the surname Quattrochi was Giovanni Quattrochi, a 16th-century Italian architect and sculptor who was active in Rome during the Renaissance. He is best known for his work on the Palazzo dei Conservatori and the Chiesa di Sant'Eustachio.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Quattrochi family migrated to the Kingdom of Naples, where they settled in the town of Aversa. Records from this time show a Gennaro Quattrochi, who was a prominent merchant and landowner in the region.

Another individual of note was Tommaso Quattrochi, a 19th-century Italian politician and lawyer from the town of Viterbo. He served as a member of the Italian Parliament and was actively involved in the Italian Unification movement.

Over the centuries, variations in the spelling of the name emerged, including Quattrochchi, Quattrochhi, and Quattrochi. The surname is also closely related to the Italian place name Quattro Castella, a town in the province of Reggio Emilia, which may have contributed to the name's evolution.

Other notable figures with the Quattrochi surname include Antonio Quattrochi, a 20th-century Italian painter from Naples, and Elisabetta Quattrochi, a contemporary Italian author and journalist based in Rome.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quattrochi

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

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

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