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

Ranieri, 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 Ranieri surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ranieri in America

Ranieri is the 11156th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ranieri surname appeared 2,837 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 Ranieri.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ranieri 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 Ranieri

The surname Ranieri originated in Italy, emerging in the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Italian personal name Ranieri, which itself traces its roots to the Old German name Raginhari, meaning "counsel" or "wise." This name was brought to Italy by the Lombards, a Germanic people who settled in the region during the 6th century.

The earliest recorded instances of the Ranieri surname can be found in documents from the 12th and 13th centuries in regions like Tuscany, Emilia-Romagna, and Lazio. In some cases, it may have also been associated with place names like Ranieri, a small town in the province of Caserta.

One notable early bearer of the name was Ranieri degli Albizzo, a wealthy Florentine merchant and banker who lived in the late 13th century. He was involved in financing the construction of several churches and public buildings in Florence.

Another significant figure was Ranieri da Perugia, a 14th-century Italian painter and architect from the city of Perugia. He is credited with designing the Palazzo dei Priori, one of Perugia's most iconic buildings.

In the 15th century, Ranieri Arsendi (1440-1492) was a renowned humanist scholar and professor of rhetoric at the University of Padua. He was also a prolific writer and translator, known for his Latin translations of Greek works.

The Ranieri surname gained further prominence in the 16th century with Ranieri Calzabigi (1524-1589), a renowned poet and librettist from Livorno. He is best known for his libretto for the opera Orfeo ed Euridice, composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck.

Another notable bearer of the name was Ranieri Farnese (1569-1622), an Italian nobleman and Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1592 to 1622. He was a patron of the arts and commissioned several important architectural projects in his duchy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ranieri

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

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

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