Explore the Family Name Palmieri
The meaning of Palmieri
Italian: patronymic or plural form of Palmiere. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Mario, Armando, Antonio, Pasquale, Rocco, Dante, Aldo, Vito, Carlo, Domenic, Giuseppe, Marco.
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How common is the last name Palmieri in the United States?
According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Palmieri experienced a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Palmieri was ranked as the 5192nd most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010, it had dropped to the 5522nd position, marking a 6.36% decrease. Despite this fall in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the surname increased from 6,183 to 6,296 during the same period, an increase of 1.83%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased by 6.99% over the decade.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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Rank | #5,192 | #5,522 | -6.36% |
Count | 6,183 | 6,296 | 1.83% |
Proportion per 100k | 2.29 | 2.13 | -6.99% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Palmieri
Turning to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census revealed some shifts among those bearing the Palmieri surname between 2000 and 2010. Individuals identifying as White made up the largest proportion, although their percentage declined slightly from 95.23% to 93.87%. There was a notable increase in the percentage of Palmieris identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, rising from 0.34% to 0.56%, and those identifying as Hispanic, which increased from 3.07% to 4.53%. Meanwhile, those reporting two or more races declined from 1.08% to 0.70%. Interestingly, there were no individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, but by 2010 these groups represented 0.21% and 0.14% respectively, indicating an emergence of diversity within this surname group.
2000 | 2010 | Change | |
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White | 95.23% | 93.87% | -1.43% |
Hispanic | 3.07% | 4.53% | 47.56% |
Two or More Races | 1.08% | 0.7% | -35.19% |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 0.34% | 0.56% | 64.71% |
Black | 0% | 0.21% | 0% |
American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0.14% | 0% |
Palmieri ancestry composition
23andMe computes an ancestry breakdown for each customer. People may have ancestry from just one population or they may have ancestry from several populations. The most commonly-observed ancestry found in people with the surname Palmieri is Italian, which comprises 44.5% of all ancestry found in people with the surname. The next two most common ancestries are British & Irish (22.5%) and French & German (11.6%). Additional ancestries include Eastern European, Spanish & Portuguese, Ashkenazi Jewish, Greek & Balkan, and Scandinavian.
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ANCESTRY BREAKDOWN | COMPOSITION |
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Italian | 44.5% |
British & Irish | 22.5% |
French & German | 11.6% |
Other | 21.5% |
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Possible origins of the surname Palmieri
Your DNA provides clues about where your recent ancestors may have lived. Having many distant relatives in the same location suggests that you may all share common ancestry there. Locations with many distant relatives can also be places where people have migrated recently, such as large cities. If a large number of individuals who share your surname have distant relatives in a specific area, it could indicate a connection between your surname and that location, stemming from either recent ancestral ties or migration.
Based on 23andMe data, people with last name Palmieri have recent ancestry locations spanning a few countries, mostly in Italy, and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
RECENT ANCESTRY Location | Percentage |
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Sicily, Italy | 69.80% |
Campania, Italy | 69.10% |
Calabria, Italy | 63.60% |
Lazio, Italy | 61.10% |
Apulia, Italy | 59.90% |
What Palmieri haplogroups can tell you
Haplogroups are genetic population groups that share a common ancestor on either your paternal or maternal line. These paternal and maternal haplogroups shed light on your genetic ancestry and help tell the story of your family.
The top paternal haplogroup of people with the surname Palmieri is R-U152, which is predominantly found among people with European ancestry. Haplogroup R-U152 is descended from haplogroup R-M343. Other common haplogroups include E-M5021 and R-Z195, which are predominantly found among people with European and European ancestry. Other surnames with similar common haplogroups are: Berlin, Rossi, Ricci, Ackerman, Ferro, Lombardo, Lundy, Hildebrand, Perrone, Martini.
The most common maternal haplogroups of people with Palmieri surname are: H1, K1a, H. These most commonly trace back to individuals of European ancestry.
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Your maternal lineage may be linked to Marie Antoinette
Because it is so dominant in the general European population, haplogroup H also appears quite frequently in the continent's royal houses. Marie Antoinette, an Austrian Hapsburg who married into the French royal family, inherited the haplogroup from her maternal ancestors. So did Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, whose recorded genealogy traces his female line to Bavaria. Scientists also discovered that famed 16th century astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus traced his maternal lineages to haplogroup H.
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What do people with the surname Palmieri have in common?
Spoiler alert: it's complicated. People with the same last name are usually no more genetically similar than a randomly sampled group of people from the same population. That said, people with the same surname are more likely to have similar ancestries than randomly sampled individuals. The reason is the tendency of people with similar cultural or geographical backgrounds to preferentially mate with one another. That's why people who share a surname may be more likely to share traits and tendencies in common than people within the general population. Check out the percentages below to see the prevalences of tastes, habits, and traits of people with your surname compared with prevalences among 23andMe users.
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Are health conditions linked to the last name Palmieri?
The short answer is that, if there is an association between surname and health, it's usually more about your ancestry than your name. Individuals with a given surname are no more genetically similar than the general population but often have similar ancestries. The populations of people associated with those shared ancestries often have sets of genetic variations, also known as alleles, in common. Some of those alleles are associated with a greater likelihood of developing certain diseases.
Disease variant frequency by ancestry
Disease allele frequencies in populations associated with the surname Palmieri are shown below. Important Note: not everyone with a disease allele will develop these health condition