Trabanino last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Trabanino

A Sardo-Corsican surname derived from place names related to the Latin word "trabanus" meaning house or dwelling.

Trabanino, 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 Trabanino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Trabanino in America

Trabanino is the 82044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Trabanino surname appeared 230 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 Trabanino.

We can also compare 2010 data for Trabanino 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 82044 111740 -30.65%
Count 230 146 44.68%
Proportion per 100k 0.08 0.05 46.15%

The history of the last name Trabanino

The surname TRABANINO is of Italian origin, tracing its roots back to the 14th century in the region of Tuscany. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "trabano," which referred to a type of guard or sentry employed by feudal lords in medieval times.

The earliest known record of the TRABANINO surname appears in a municipal register from the city of Florence, dated 1387. This document lists a certain "Giovanni Trabanino" as a resident of the city's Santa Croce district. It is likely that Giovanni or one of his ancestors had originally served as a trabano, and the name became a hereditary surname.

In the 15th century, the TRABANINO family seems to have spread to other parts of Italy, with records showing their presence in the regions of Emilia-Romagna and Umbria. One notable bearer of the name was Matteo Trabanino, a renowned architect and sculptor who lived in Bologna between 1480 and 1548.

The 16th century saw the TRABANINO name appear in various historical documents, including a 1523 census record from the town of Orvieto, which listed several families with this surname. Around this time, the spelling variation "Trabannino" also started to appear in some records.

As the centuries passed, the TRABANINO family continued to produce individuals of note. In the 18th century, Giuseppe Trabanino (1712-1789) was a respected lawyer and jurist in the Papal States. His son, Carlo Trabanino (1748-1821), followed in his footsteps and served as a judge in the city of Rome.

Another notable figure was Elisabetta Trabanino (1820-1898), a philanthropist and patron of the arts from Milan. She was known for her support of various charitable causes and her collection of Renaissance paintings.

In more recent times, the TRABANINO surname has been carried by individuals such as the Italian author and poet Giulio Trabanino (1876-1949) and the acclaimed opera singer Maria Trabanino (1902-1987), who performed on stages across Europe in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Trabanino

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

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 Trabanino was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 7.39% 17
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 0.00% 0
Hispanic Origin 90.00% 207

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 Trabanino has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 7.39% 19.18% -88.75%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% 0.00% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)% (S)%
Two or More Races 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Hispanic 90.00% 80.14% 11.59%

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

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