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

Scarpinato, 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 Scarpinato surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Scarpinato in America

Scarpinato is the 62714th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Scarpinato surname appeared 319 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 Scarpinato.

We can also compare 2010 data for Scarpinato 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 Scarpinato

The surname Scarpinato has its origins in Italy, specifically in the southern regions of Sicily and Calabria. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 11th or 12th century.

The name Scarpinato is derived from the Italian word "scarpinato," which means "shoemaker" or "cobbler." This suggests that the name may have initially been an occupational surname given to individuals or families who worked as shoemakers or cobblers.

Early records of the name Scarpinato can be found in various historical documents from the Italian peninsula. For instance, there are mentions of individuals with this surname in the "Codice Diplomatico" of Sicily, a collection of medieval charters and documents dating back to the 12th century.

One of the earliest known individuals with the surname Scarpinato was Giovanni Scarpinato, a nobleman from the city of Palermo in Sicily, who lived in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Antonio Scarpinato, a prominent lawyer and jurist from Catania, Sicily, who lived in the 16th century.

In the 17th century, the name Scarpinato appeared in various records from the Calabria region, particularly in the town of Reggio Calabria. One prominent individual from this period was Giacomo Scarpinato, a wealthy landowner and merchant who lived in the late 1600s.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Scarpinato surname continued to be found throughout southern Italy, with several individuals making notable contributions in various fields. For example, Francesco Scarpinato (1780-1855) was a renowned painter and artist from Palermo, while Vincenzo Scarpinato (1825-1894) was a celebrated poet and writer from Catania.

Another notable figure was Giuseppe Scarpinato (1857-1923), a politician and lawyer from Palermo who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and was actively involved in the struggle for Italian unification.

As Italian immigration increased in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, individuals with the surname Scarpinato began to settle in other parts of the world, including the United States, Canada, and South America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Scarpinato

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

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

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