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

Siani, 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 Siani surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Siani in America

Siani is the 76029th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Siani surname appeared 253 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 Siani.

We can also compare 2010 data for Siani 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 Siani

The surname SIANI originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the place name Siano, a small town located in the province of Salerno, Campania region. The name Siano itself may have been derived from the Latin word "sianum," which means "territory planted with beans."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname SIANI can be found in a document from the 13th century, which mentions a man named Riccardo Siani from the town of Siano. This suggests that the surname was already well-established in the area by that time.

In the 14th century, the SIANI name appeared in the records of the Republic of Amalfi, a powerful maritime trading republic located on the Gulf of Salerno. This indicates that members of the SIANI family may have been involved in trade and commerce during that period.

During the Renaissance, a notable figure bearing the SIANI surname was Pietro Antonio Siani (1459-1513), a humanist scholar and poet from Naples. He was renowned for his Latin poetry and his translations of ancient Greek texts.

Another prominent individual with the SIANI name was Girolamo Siani (1625-1689), a Baroque painter from Naples. He is best known for his religious works, many of which can still be found in churches throughout southern Italy.

In the 18th century, a SIANI family from the town of Siano near Salerno produced several notable figures. Francesco Siani (1715-1792) was a jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Kingdom of Naples. His son, Domenico Siani (1754-1818), was a philosopher and educator who founded a school in Naples.

During the 19th century, Giuseppe Siani (1833-1899) was a prominent politician and lawyer from Campania. He served as a member of the Italian Parliament and was actively involved in the Italian unification movement.

As the SIANI surname spread throughout Italy and beyond, it underwent some variations in spelling, such as Siano, Siani, and Sianni. However, the name's origins can be traced back to the small town of Siano in the Campania region of southern Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Siani

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

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

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