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

Rufino, 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 Rufino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rufino in America

Rufino is the 20829th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rufino surname appeared 1,267 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 Rufino.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rufino 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 Rufino

The surname Rufino has its origins in Italy and is believed to have emerged in the 13th century. It is derived from the Latin name Rufinus, which means "reddish-haired" or "red." The name was commonly used in ancient Rome and was derived from the Latin word "rufus," meaning "red."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Rufino can be found in the records of the Republic of Venice, where a merchant named Marco Rufino is mentioned in a document dated 1287. This suggests that the name was already established in Italy by the late 13th century.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in various Italian manuscripts and records, including the Florentine Codex, which mentions a scribe named Giovanni Rufino who worked in the city of Florence in the 1340s.

The surname Rufino can also be traced back to several place names in Italy, such as Rufina, a small town in the province of Florence, and Rufini, a hamlet in the province of Perugia. These place names likely derived from the surname itself or vice versa.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname Rufino was Pietro Rufino, an Italian painter who lived in the 16th century (born around 1510). His works can be found in various churches and museums across Italy.

In the 17th century, Giovanni Battista Rufino (1572-1636) was a prominent Italian composer and organist who served at the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Tommaso Rufino (1663-1753), an Italian architect and engineer who designed several churches and buildings in Naples and its surrounding areas.

In the 19th century, Ferdinando Rufino (1819-1894) was an Italian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and worked towards the unification of Italy.

One of the most recent notable individuals with the surname Rufino was Emilio Rufino (1893-1978), an Italian-Argentine artist and sculptor known for his works in modernist and abstract styles.

Throughout its history, the surname Rufino has maintained a strong presence in Italy, but it has also spread to other parts of the world, particularly in countries with significant Italian immigration, such as Argentina, the United States, and Canada.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rufino

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

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

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