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

Crescencio, 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 Crescencio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Crescencio in America

Crescencio is the 85659th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Crescencio surname appeared 218 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 Crescencio.

The history of the last name Crescencio

The surname Crescencio originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is derived from the Latin name Crescentius, which comes from the Latin word "cresco" meaning "to grow or increase." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who was tall or of large stature.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Crescencio appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Cavensi, a collection of medieval documents from the Abbey of Cava in southern Italy, dating back to the 11th century. This suggests that the name was prevalent in this region during that time period.

In the 12th century, a notable figure named Crescenzio di Montecelio was a Roman nobleman and member of the powerful Crescenzi family. He played a significant role in the political struggles between the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire.

Another early record of the name can be found in the Annales Camaldulenses, a chronicle of the Camaldolese monastic order, which mentions a monk named Crescentius who lived in the late 12th century.

During the Renaissance, a prominent figure with the surname Crescencio was Bartolomeo Crescencio, an Italian architect and engineer born in Rome in 1536. He was known for his work on the Basilica of St. Peter and the Palazzo dei Conservatori in Rome.

In the 17th century, Giovanni Battista Crescencio, an Italian scholar and antiquarian, was born in 1595. He wrote extensively on the history and topography of ancient Rome, and his works were influential in the study of Roman antiquities.

As the surname spread across Europe, variations in spelling emerged, such as Crescenzo, Crescenzi, and Crescenzi. Notable individuals with these variations include Vincenzo Crescenzi, an Italian agronomist born in 1663, who wrote influential works on agriculture and horticulture.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Crescencio

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

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 Crescencio 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.

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

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