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

Urbinati, 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 Urbinati surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Urbinati in America

Urbinati is the 157234th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Urbinati surname appeared 103 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 Urbinati.

We can also compare 2010 data for Urbinati 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 Urbinati

The surname Urbinati originated in the city of Urbino, located in the Marche region of central Italy. It first emerged in the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century, when surnames became more widespread in Europe.

The name Urbinati is derived from the Italian word "Urbino," the name of the city, and the suffix "-ati" indicating a connection or origin. This suggests that the earliest bearers of the surname likely hailed from the city of Urbino or its surrounding areas.

Urbino was a prominent cultural and artistic center during the Renaissance period, and the Urbinati name may have been associated with notable figures from that era. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in a 15th-century manuscript, which mentions a certain "Giovanni Urbinati," though little is known about this individual.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the Urbinati surname was Raffaello Urbinati, a Renaissance painter born in Urbino around 1520. His works can still be found in various churches and galleries across Italy. Another notable bearer of the name was Girolamo Urbinati, a scholar and humanist who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Urbinati name appeared in various records and documents, often associated with individuals from the Marche region. One such example is Francesco Urbinati, a lawyer and politician who served as a magistrate in the city of Urbino in the late 18th century.

In more recent times, the Urbinati surname has been carried by several notable individuals, including Nadia Urbinati, a contemporary political theorist and professor at Columbia University, born in 1955. Another notable bearer of the name is Guido Urbinati, an Italian architect and designer born in 1932, known for his work on public spaces and urban planning projects.

While the Urbinati name has its roots in the city of Urbino, it has since spread to other parts of Italy and even beyond, as individuals bearing the surname migrated and established themselves in new locations. However, its historical connection to the Renaissance city of Urbino remains a defining aspect of its origins and heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Urbinati

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

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

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