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

Aurelius, 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 Aurelius surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Aurelius in America

Aurelius is the 96799th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Aurelius surname appeared 188 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 Aurelius.

We can also compare 2010 data for Aurelius 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 Aurelius

The surname Aurelius originated from the Roman family name Aurelius, which was derived from the Latin word "aureus" meaning "golden" or "gilded." This was likely a reference to the golden hair or complexion of the family's earliest ancestors.

The name Aurelius has its roots in ancient Rome, where it was borne by several notable figures, including the philosopher-emperor Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD). In the 2nd century AD, the Aurelius family was one of the most prominent families in Rome and produced several consuls and emperors.

During the Middle Ages, the name Aurelius spread throughout Europe, particularly in areas that were once part of the Roman Empire. It can be found in various medieval records and documents, such as the Domesday Book of 1086, which recorded landowners in England after the Norman Conquest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Aurelius dates back to the 12th century in Italy, where a nobleman named Aurelio di Firenze was mentioned in a chronicle from 1153. In France, the name appeared as Aurelien or Aurillac, derived from the town of Aurillac in the Auvergne region.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname Aurelius, including:

1. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 AD), Roman emperor and Stoic philosopher.
2. Lucius Aurelius Cotta (119-73 BC), Roman consul and orator.
3. Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus (244-311 AD), Roman emperor who initiated the Tetrarchy.
4. Francesco Aurelio (1495-1559), Italian philosopher and poet.
5. Juan Aurelio Gomez (1918-1997), Cuban baseball player.

The surname Aurelius has also been associated with various place names throughout Europe, such as Aurillac in France, Aurelia in Italy, and Aurelia Acvas (modern-day Baden-Baden) in Germany. These place names often derived from the Latin root "aureus" or were named after individuals with the Aurelius surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Aurelius

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

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

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