How common is the surname Sapienza?

2,074 people in the United States had the surname Sapienza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,865 Americans. It ranked 14,409th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Sapienza?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Sapienza identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Where is the surname Sapienza most common?

Wikidata records people named Sapienza in the United States.

Is the surname Sapienza getting more or less common?

More common. 2,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,074 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Sapienza

An Italian surname, carried by 2,074 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex S152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sapienza is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Sapienza.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,074 people named Sapienza in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,865 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,044.

#14,409

rank among US surnames

2,074

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,618)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,405	Jared	2,075	148,793
#14,409	Ridgley	2,074	148,865

Who is named Sapienza

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Sapienza identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Sapienzas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Al Sapienza
American actor, born 1962

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Sapienza come from?: Borrowed from Italian Sapienza.
How common is the surname Sapienza?: 2,074 people in the United States had the surname Sapienza in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,865 Americans. It ranked 14,409th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Sapienza?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Sapienza identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Sapienza?: Al Sapienza, American actor.
Where is the surname Sapienza most common?: Wikidata records people named Sapienza in the United States.
Is the surname Sapienza getting more or less common?: More common. 2,044 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,074 in 2010, up 1.5%.