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

Aldo, 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 Aldo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aldo in America

Aldo is the 87335th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aldo surname appeared 213 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 Aldo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aldo 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 Aldo

The surname ALDO originated in Italy, specifically in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto, during the late medieval period around the 13th century. It is derived from the Germanic name Aldo or Aldo, which is thought to be a shortened form of the older name Adalhard, meaning "noble and brave."

The earliest recorded instances of the name ALDO can be found in various historical documents from the 13th and 14th centuries, including municipal records and tax registers from cities like Milan, Verona, and Venice. Some of these records mention individuals with the surname ALDO, such as Guglielmo Aldo, a merchant from Verona who lived in the late 13th century.

In the 15th century, the ALDO surname gained prominence with the renowned humanist scholar and printer Aldo Manuzio (c. 1449-1515), who was born in Bassiano, near Rome. Manuzio established the Aldine Press in Venice, which became renowned for its beautiful and accurate editions of classical Greek and Latin texts, as well as for introducing the italics typeface.

Another notable figure with the ALDO surname was the Italian architect and engineer Gian Girolamo Aldo (1509-1563), who was involved in the construction of several important buildings in Venice, including the Palazzo Corner Spinelli and the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore.

In the 17th century, the ALDO surname appeared in various records from the Veneto region, such as the baptismal records of the Cathedral of Padua, which mention a family named Aldo living in the city during that time.

One of the earliest known place names associated with the ALDO surname is the town of Aldogallia, located in the province of Vicenza, Veneto. This town's name is believed to have derived from a combination of the surname ALDO and the word "gallia," which means "Gaul" in Latin, possibly indicating a settlement established by a person or family with the ALDO surname during the time of the Gallic invasions of northern Italy.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the ALDO surname, including the Italian painter Aldo Manuzio (1455-1536), who was a relative of the renowned printer Aldo Manuzio; the Italian composer and organist Aldo Clementi (1925-2011); and the Italian architect and designer Aldo Rossi (1931-1997), who won the Pritzker Prize in 1990.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aldo

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

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

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