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

Adolfo, 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 Adolfo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Adolfo in America

Adolfo is the 55255th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Adolfo surname appeared 372 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 Adolfo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Adolfo 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 Adolfo

The surname Adolfo is of Spanish origin, derived from the Germanic name Adolf, which is composed of the elements "ath" meaning "noble" and "wolf" meaning "wolf." It emerged during the medieval period in Spain.

The name Adolfo can be traced back to the 9th century, when it was recorded in the Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis, a collection of medieval documents from the Campania region of Italy. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Adolfo, Count of Barcelona, who lived in the late 9th century.

In the 11th century, the name Adolfo appeared in the Domesday Book, a record of landowners in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086. This suggests that the name had spread from Spain to other parts of Europe by this time.

Notable individuals with the surname Adolfo throughout history include:

1. Adolfo Suárez (1932-2014), a Spanish politician who served as the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Spain after the Franco regime.

2. Adolfo Bioy Casares (1914-1999), an Argentine writer, journalist, and translator, known for his work in the fantasy and science fiction genres.

3. Adolfo Constanzo (1962-1989), a Cuban-American serial killer and cult leader, known for his involvement in the Matamoros killings.

4. Adolfo Caminha (1867-1897), a Brazilian writer and journalist, famous for his naturalist novel "Bom-Crioulo" (The Black Wacky).

5. Adolfo López Mateos (1910-1976), a Mexican politician who served as the President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964.

The surname Adolfo has also been associated with various place names and geographical locations, such as the town of Adolfo, located in the state of Guanajuato, Mexico, and the Adolfo Ruiz Cortines municipality in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Adolfo

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

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

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