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

Tartaglia, 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 Tartaglia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tartaglia in America

Tartaglia is the 13674th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tartaglia surname appeared 2,214 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Tartaglia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tartaglia 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 Tartaglia

The surname Tartaglia originates from Italy, appearing as early as the 13th century. It is thought to have derived from the Italian word "tartaglia," which means "stutterer" or "one who stammers." This suggests that the name may have originally been a nickname given to someone with a speech impediment.

The earliest known record of the surname dates back to 1279 in Florence, Italy, where a man named Bartolomeo Tartaglia was mentioned in a legal document. Over the centuries, variations in spelling emerged, such as Tartagli, Tartaglio, and Tartaja.

One of the most famous people to bear the name Tartaglia was Niccolò Tartaglia (1499-1557), a renowned Italian mathematician, engineer, and writer. He is best known for his contributions to the study of ballistics and for discovering the solution to cubic equations, which he famously kept secret for several years.

Another notable figure was Riccardo Tartaglia (1574-1642), an Italian painter and architect who worked extensively in Rome and Naples. His most notable works include the frescoes in the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore in Naples.

In the 16th century, a family named Tartaglia resided in the town of Castiglione delle Stiviere in Lombardy, Italy. One member of this family, Gian Battista Tartaglia (1530-1594), was a respected jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the city of Milan.

The name Tartaglia can also be found in historical records from other parts of Italy, such as Venice and Piedmont. In the 17th century, a man named Giovanni Battista Tartaglia (1608-1677) was a prominent merchant and banker in the city of Turin.

Throughout the centuries, the surname Tartaglia has been carried by numerous individuals across various professions, including artists, writers, scientists, and military figures. While the name may have originated as a nickname, it has since become a respected and well-established Italian surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tartaglia

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

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

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