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

Azzarello, 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 Azzarello surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Azzarello in America

Azzarello is the 33280th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Azzarello surname appeared 687 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 Azzarello.

We can also compare 2010 data for Azzarello 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 Azzarello

The surname Azzarello originated in Italy, specifically in the regions of Sicily and Calabria. It is believed to have derived from the Arabic word "az-zuhr," meaning "flower" or "blossom." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who worked with or cultivated flowers.

Azzarello is a variation of the more common Italian surname Azzarello, which can be traced back to the 13th century in historical records from the cities of Palermo and Reggio Calabria. The earliest known recording of the Azzarello spelling appears in a Sicilian census document from the year 1277, where a family with the surname is listed as residing in the town of Monreale, near Palermo.

In the 15th century, the name Azzarello can be found in the archives of the city of Catania, Sicily, where a notable member of the family, Giovanni Azzarello (1423-1492), was a respected merchant and landowner. Another historical figure with this surname was Francesco Azzarello (1547-1612), a Sicilian philosopher and theologian who authored several influential works on religious doctrine.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, as Italian immigration to other parts of Europe and the Americas increased, the Azzarello surname began to spread beyond its original homeland. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name outside of Italy was in Spain, where a man named Pedro Azzarello (1586-1648) served as a captain in the Spanish Army during the Thirty Years' War.

In the 18th century, a branch of the Azzarello family settled in the Austrian Empire, and one of its members, Antonio Azzarello (1712-1785), became a prominent architect and engineer who helped design several notable buildings in Vienna and Prague.

As the Azzarello surname continued to disperse throughout the world, it gained recognition in different fields and industries. In the 19th century, for example, an Italian-American artist named Giuseppe Azzarello (1831-1901) gained fame for his intricate sculptures and woodcarvings, many of which can still be found in churches and museums across the northeastern United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Azzarello

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

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

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