Quintiliani last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Quintiliani

Italian surname derived from a personal name meaning "the fifth child".

Quintiliani, 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 Quintiliani surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quintiliani in America

Quintiliani is the 65964th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quintiliani surname appeared 300 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 Quintiliani.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quintiliani 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 65964 63812 3.32%
Count 300 292 2.70%
Proportion per 100k 0.10 0.11 -9.52%

The history of the last name Quintiliani

The surname Quintiliani originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is derived from the Latin name Quintilianus, which itself comes from the Roman family name Quintilus. The Quintilii were a prominent Roman family that can be traced back to ancient Rome.

The earliest known record of the Quintiliani name dates back to the 11th century in the region of Tuscany, Italy. It is believed that the name may have been adopted by a family or individual who had some connection to the ancient Quintilii family or who resided in an area once owned or controlled by them.

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Quintiliano Quintiliani was a prominent jurist and legal scholar from Florence, Italy. He authored several important works on Roman law and helped establish the University of Florence as a center for legal studies.

During the Renaissance period, the Quintiliani name appeared in various records and manuscripts across Italy. One notable example is Geronimo Quintiliani, a 16th-century architect from Siena who designed several churches and palaces in that city.

In the 17th century, Francesco Quintiliani was a celebrated painter from Rome. He was known for his religious-themed works and frescoes adorning churches in the city. His most notable work is the ceiling fresco in the Church of Santa Maria in Trastevere.

Another prominent figure was Pietro Quintiliani, a 19th-century composer and musician from Naples. He composed operas and orchestral works and served as the director of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Naples for several years.

The Quintiliani surname has also been associated with several noble families and landowners throughout Italy's history, particularly in the regions of Tuscany, Umbria, and Lazio. Some of these families can trace their lineage back to the Middle Ages and owned significant estates and properties.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quintiliani

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

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 Quintiliani was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 96.67% 290
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races (S)% (S)
Hispanic Origin 2.33% 7

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 Quintiliani has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 96.67% 97.26% -0.61%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Two or More Races (S)% (S)% (S)%
Hispanic 2.33% 2.05% 12.79%

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

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