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

Abbruscato, 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 Abbruscato surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Abbruscato in America

Abbruscato is the 86005th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Abbruscato surname appeared 217 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 Abbruscato.

We can also compare 2010 data for Abbruscato 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 Abbruscato

The surname Abbruscato is of Italian origin, and it is believed to have originated in the regions of Campania and Calabria in southern Italy during the medieval period.

One of the earliest known records of the name Abbruscato dates back to the 13th century, where it appears in a document from the city of Naples. The name is thought to be derived from the Italian words "abbruscato" or "abbruscatore," which mean "to burn" or "one who burns," respectively. This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who worked as a charcoal burner or in a related occupation involving fire or burning.

In the 14th century, there are records of individuals with the surname Abbruscato living in the town of Cava de' Tirreni, located in the province of Salerno, Campania. One notable individual from this time was Giovanni Abbruscato, a farmer who was mentioned in a land registry document from 1375.

By the 16th century, the Abbruscato surname had spread to other parts of Italy, including Sicily. In a census record from 1567, a family with the surname Abbruscato was listed as residing in the town of Noto, in the province of Syracuse.

One of the earliest known emigrants with the surname Abbruscato was Antonio Abbruscato, who was born in Naples in 1678 and later settled in Spain. Another prominent individual was Giuseppe Abbruscato, a 17th-century painter from Calabria, whose works can be found in several churches and museums in southern Italy.

In the 18th century, the Abbruscato surname appears in records from the town of Potenza, in the region of Basilicata. One notable figure from this time was Vincenzo Abbruscato, a lawyer and judge who was born in Potenza in 1725 and served in the legal system of the Kingdom of Naples.

Throughout the 19th and early 20th centuries, individuals with the surname Abbruscato continued to be found in various parts of Italy, as well as in communities of Italian immigrants in other countries, such as the United States and Argentina.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Abbruscato

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

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

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