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

Seno, 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 Seno surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Seno in America

Seno is the 48060th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Seno surname appeared 440 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 Seno.

We can also compare 2010 data for Seno 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 Seno

The surname SENO originated in Italy, particularly in the regions of Lombardy and Veneto, during the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Latin word "sinus," which means "curve" or "bend," possibly referring to a geographical feature or a physical characteristic.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname SENO can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Longobardo, a collection of documents from the Lombard period in Italy, dating back to the 8th century. In this codex, a person named Seno de Bergamo is mentioned, indicating the presence of the surname in the region of Bergamo.

The name SENO also appears in the Estimo Veneto, a tax record from the 15th century, where several families with this surname are listed in various towns and villages of the Veneto region. This suggests that the name had spread and established itself across different parts of northern Italy by that time.

One notable individual with the surname SENO was Giovanni Battista Seno (1600-1672), an Italian mathematician and astronomer from Lombardy. He made significant contributions to the study of conic sections and published several works on mathematics and astronomy.

Another historically significant figure was Francesco Seno (1617-1691), an Italian painter and architect from Veneto. He is best known for his fresco work in various churches and palaces across northern Italy, including the Palazzo Ducale in Venice.

In the 18th century, Giuseppe Seno (1735-1801) was a renowned Italian composer and violinist from Lombardy. He composed several operas and instrumental works, and his music was performed across Europe during his lifetime.

The surname SENO can also be found in the Libro d'Oro della Nobiltà Italiana, a register of Italian nobility, indicating that some families with this surname held noble titles and estates in various regions of Italy.

Over the centuries, variations in the spelling of the surname SENO emerged, such as Seni, Senni, and Senna, reflecting local dialects and regional differences in pronunciation and orthography.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Seno

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

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

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