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

Sestito, 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 Sestito surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sestito in America

Sestito is the 33856th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sestito surname appeared 672 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 Sestito.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sestito 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 Sestito

The surname SESTITO originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "sextus," meaning "sixth," which may have referred to the sixth child in a family or possibly the sixth house on a street.

The name first appeared in records from the regions of Campania and Calabria in southern Italy. Early variations in spelling included Sestito, Sestiti, and Sestito. Some of the earliest documented instances of the name can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Barese, a collection of medieval records from the city of Bari, dating back to the 11th century.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Giovanni Sestito was a prominent scholar and philosopher in Naples. Records indicate he authored several works on logic and metaphysics during his lifetime, which spanned from around 1310 to 1385.

Another early bearer of the SESTITO name was Francesco Sestito, a wealthy merchant from the town of Sorrento in the 15th century. He is mentioned in various trade records from the port city of Naples between 1460 and 1482.

During the Renaissance period, the name SESTITO gained recognition through the works of the poet and playwright Girolamo Sestito, who was born in Cosenza, Calabria, in 1505. His plays and sonnets were widely popular throughout Italy in the late 1500s until his death in 1583.

In the 17th century, a family with the surname SESTITO owned a vineyard and winery in the town of Avellino, near Naples. Their wine was highly regarded and mentioned in local records from 1621 to 1679.

Another notable individual with the SESTITO surname was Giuseppe Sestito, a military officer who fought in the Napoleonic Wars. He was born in Bari in 1778 and served in the Italian campaigns before retiring with the rank of colonel in 1815.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sestito

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

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

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