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

Avalo, 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 Avalo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Avalo in America

Avalo is the 47356th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Avalo surname appeared 448 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 Avalo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Avalo 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 Avalo

The surname Avalo is believed to have originated in Italy, likely in the region of Tuscany during the late medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Latin word "aval," meaning "downwards" or "descending," which could suggest that the name was initially given to someone who lived in a valley or lower-lying area.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Avalo can be found in a collection of documents from the Tuscan town of Siena, dating back to the 14th century. These records mention an individual named Giovanni Avalo, who was a local merchant and landowner in the area.

In the 15th century, there are references to a family of Italian nobles with the surname Avalo, who held land and titles in the region of Umbria. One notable member of this family was Cesare Avalo, born in 1482, who served as a military commander and diplomat for the Papal States.

The name Avalo also appears in several historical texts from the Renaissance period, including the writings of the Italian humanist scholar Poliziano, who mentions a scholar named Bartolomeo Avalo in his work "Miscellaneorum Centuria Prima" published in 1489.

During the 16th century, the surname Avalo was found in records from the Republic of Venice, where a family of that name held prominent positions in the city's government and trade guilds. One such individual was Lorenzo Avalo, born in 1524, who served as a member of the Venetian Senate.

In the 17th century, a notable figure with the surname Avalo was the Italian composer and musician Giovanni Battista Avalo, born in 1620 in Naples. He was a renowned virtuoso on the lute and theorbo and composed several works for these instruments.

Throughout its history, the surname Avalo has been associated with various locations and place names in Italy, such as the town of Avalo in the province of Salerno, as well as the villages of Avalo Castello and Avalo Scalo in the region of Campania.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Avalo

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

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

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