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

Vanoni, 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 Vanoni surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vanoni in America

Vanoni is the 68547th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vanoni surname appeared 287 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 Vanoni.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vanoni 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 Vanoni

The surname Vanoni is of Italian origin, specifically from the region of Lombardy. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century. The name is a toponymic one, derived from the place name "Vanone" or "Vanoni," which was likely a small village or hamlet in the area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Vanoni can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis, a collection of documents from the Benedictine monastery of Cava de' Tirreni in Campania, dating back to the 11th century. In this manuscript, a certain "Petrus de Vanoni" is mentioned as a witness to a land transaction.

The Vanoni name has also been documented in various other historical records from the late medieval and Renaissance periods. For example, in the 14th century, a Gian Battista Vanoni is mentioned as a notable merchant and citizen of Milan. In the 16th century, a painter named Andrea Vanoni was active in the city of Cremona, though his specific years of birth and death are uncertain.

Some notable individuals with the surname Vanoni include:

1. Ornella Vanoni (born 1934), an Italian singer and actress who rose to fame in the 1960s and is still active today.
2. Giovanni Battista Vanoni (1654-1719), an Italian Baroque painter from Cremona known for his religious works and frescoes.
3. Ezio Vanoni (1903-1956), an Italian economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance under Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi.
4. Luigi Vanoni (1776-1838), an Italian composer and music teacher active in Milan during the early 19th century.
5. Giovan Pietro Vanoni (16th century), a Renaissance sculptor from Viggiù who worked on various churches and palaces in Milan.

Over time, the Vanoni surname has also been connected to various place names in northern Italy, such as Vanoni Remedia, a small village in the province of Brescia, and Vanoni di Loria, a hamlet near the town of Loria in the province of Treviso.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vanoni

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

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

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