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

Urano, 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 Urano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Urano in America

Urano is the 133863rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Urano surname appeared 126 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 Urano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Urano 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 Urano

The surname URANO is of Italian origin and is believed to have first appeared in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to have derived from the Italian word "urano," which means "heavenly" or "celestial," possibly referring to someone who studied the stars or had a connection to astronomy.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name URANO can be found in a document from the city of Florence, dated 1387, which mentions a certain Gino Urano, a scholar and astronomer. Another early reference is from a Venetian manuscript from 1418, which lists a merchant named Pietro Urano among the city's trade guild members.

In the 16th century, the name appears in records from the town of Urbino, where a family by the name of Urano owned a vineyard and produced wine. One of the members of this family, Girolamo Urano (1522-1592), was a renowned painter and frescoist during the Italian Renaissance.

The name URANO also has a connection to the town of Orvieto, where a noble family bearing this surname resided in the 17th century. One of their descendants, Cesare Urano (1638-1714), was a prominent lawyer and served as a magistrate in the city's judicial system.

In the 19th century, the name gained some prominence with the birth of the Italian astronomer and mathematician Giovanni Urano (1823-1897), who made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and the orbits of comets.

Other notable individuals with the surname URANO include the 20th-century Italian playwright and poet Filippo Urano (1901-1976), whose works often explored themes of love, loss, and the human condition, and the contemporary Italian film director and screenwriter Luciana Urano (born 1958), known for her critically acclaimed films exploring social and political issues.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Urano

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

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

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