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

Alessio, 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 Alessio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Alessio in America

Alessio is the 26727th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Alessio surname appeared 911 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 Alessio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Alessio 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 Alessio

The surname Alessio has its origins in Italy, specifically in the regions of Tuscany and Lazio. It is derived from the Italian personal name Alessio, which in turn is derived from the Greek name Alexios, meaning "defender" or "helper".

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Alessio can be traced back to the 13th century in various Italian records and manuscripts. In the 14th century, the name appeared in the historic census records of Florence, Siena, and other Tuscan cities.

One notable early bearer of the Alessio surname was Gherardo Alessio, a renowned Florentine painter and sculptor who lived in the late 13th century. His works can still be found in various churches and museums throughout Italy.

In the 15th century, the Alessio family was prominent in the town of Viterbo, located in the Lazio region. Records show that members of the family held important positions in the local government and church.

Another notable figure in history with the surname Alessio was Girolamo Alessio, a 16th-century Italian humanist and historian from Sicily. He authored several works on the history of Sicily and the Mediterranean region.

In the 17th century, the Alessio surname was found in the records of the city of Naples, where it was associated with several prominent families involved in various trades and professions.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Alessio surname spread to other parts of Italy, as well as to other countries with Italian immigration. One notable bearer of the name from this period was Giuseppe Alessio, an Italian patriot and revolutionary who played a role in the Risorgimento movement for Italian unification in the mid-19th century.

Throughout its history, the Alessio surname has also been linked to various place names in Italy, such as Alessio Nuovo and Alessio Vecchio, both located in the province of Lecce in the Apulia region. These place names likely derived from the surname itself or from individuals bearing the name who settled in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Alessio

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

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

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