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

Sonsini, 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 Sonsini surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Sonsini in America

Sonsini is the 76533rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Sonsini surname appeared 251 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 Sonsini.

We can also compare 2010 data for Sonsini 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 Sonsini

The surname SONSINI has its origins in Italy, emerging during the late Middle Ages around the 13th century. It is believed to have originated from the Latin word "sons" meaning "sound" or "noise," and was likely given as a descriptive name to someone who was particularly loud or boisterous.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the SONSINI name can be found in the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century ethnographic work documenting the culture and history of the Aztec people. This reference suggests that a person bearing the SONSINI surname may have been present in the early Spanish exploration of the Americas.

In the 14th century, the SONSINI name appeared in various legal documents and property records in the region of Tuscany, particularly around the cities of Florence and Siena. This indicates that families with this surname had established roots and held landholdings in these areas during that time.

A notable figure from history bearing the SONSINI surname was Giovanni Sonsini, a 15th-century Italian sculptor and architect who contributed to the design and construction of several churches and public buildings in the city of Pisa. He was born in 1412 and died in 1488.

Another prominent individual was Lucrezia Sonsini, a 16th-century Italian courtesan and poet who was widely renowned for her beauty, intelligence, and literary works. She was born in Venice in 1530 and died in 1590.

In the 18th century, the SONSINI name was associated with a family of wealthy merchants and bankers based in the city of Genoa. Giacomo Sonsini (1715-1792) was a successful businessman and philanthropist who funded the construction of several schools and hospitals in the region.

During the 19th century, a SONSINI family from the town of Montepulciano in Tuscany gained recognition for their involvement in the Italian Unification movement, with several members serving as soldiers and political activists fighting for the cause of a unified Italy.

The name SONSINI has also been linked to several small villages and hamlets in the Apennine Mountains of central Italy, such as Sonsini di Montalcino and Sonsini di Castiglione, suggesting that the surname may have originated from one of these rural areas before spreading to larger cities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Sonsini

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

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

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