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

Debo, 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 Debo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Debo in America

Debo is the 31824th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Debo surname appeared 725 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 Debo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Debo 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 Debo

The surname Debo originated in Italy during the medieval period. It is derived from the Italian word "debo," which means "small" or "little." The name likely referred to someone of short stature or a younger sibling.

Debo first appeared in records from the region of Lombardy in northern Italy, particularly in the cities of Milan and Bergamo. It was also found in some areas of Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna. Similar spellings from early records include De Bo, Debonus, and Debonis.

One of the earliest documented instances of the name Debo can be found in a 13th-century manuscript from the Archdiocese of Milan. The document mentions a landowner named Guido Debo, who owned property in the town of Monza.

In the 14th century, a merchant named Giovanni Debo was recorded in the city of Pavia, known for his trade in silk and spices. His son, Pietro Debo, later became a respected scholar and professor at the University of Pavia.

During the Renaissance period, a notable figure with the surname Debo was Matteo Debo, an architect from Milan who designed several churches and public buildings in the city. He lived from 1450 to 1520.

In the 17th century, a painter named Girolamo Debo gained recognition for his religious artwork and frescoes adorning churches in Bergamo and its surrounding areas. He was born in 1610 and died in 1685.

Another noteworthy individual was Francesca Debo, a writer and poet from Piacenza, who published a collection of sonnets and love poems in the early 18th century. She lived from 1688 to 1755.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Debo

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

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

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