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

Quinto, 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 Quinto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Quinto in America

Quinto is the 11466th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Quinto surname appeared 2,746 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Quinto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Quinto 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 Quinto

The surname Quinto originated in Italy, with roots dating back to ancient Roman times. The name is derived from the Latin word "quintus," which means "fifth." This likely referred to someone who was the fifth-born child in a family or lived on the fifth street or property in a particular area.

Historical records show that the Quinto name appeared in various regions of Italy, including Lombardy, Veneto, and Emilia-Romagna. Some early spellings of the name included Quinti, Quintio, and Quintini. There are no known references to the Quinto surname in notable historical documents like the Domesday Book, as this was an English survey commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the Quinto surname was Giovanni Quinto, a Venetian merchant who lived in the 14th century. He is mentioned in various trade records and documents from that era. Another notable figure was Girolamo Quinto, an Italian painter and architect who lived from 1537 to 1602.

In the 16th century, the Quinto family established themselves as landowners and nobility in the Veneto region. One prominent member was Marcantonio Quinto, a wealthy landowner and patron of the arts, who lived from 1550 to 1620.

The name Quinto can also be traced to the town of Quinto Vercellese in the Piedmont region of Italy. This area was once a Roman settlement, and it is possible that some families adopted the name from this place.

Another notable individual with the Quinto surname was Giambattista Quinto, an Italian composer and music theorist who lived from 1701 to 1756. His works include operas, oratorios, and treatises on musical theory.

In the 19th century, Enrico Quinto was an Italian politician and lawyer who served in the Parliament of the Kingdom of Sardinia from 1848 to 1853.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Quinto

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

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

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