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

Emilio, 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 Emilio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Emilio in America

Emilio is the 47706th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Emilio surname appeared 444 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 Emilio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Emilio 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 Emilio

The surname Emilio originated in Italy and can be traced back to the Roman era. It is derived from the Latin name Aemilius, which was a family name that held great prominence in ancient Rome. The gens Aemilia was a powerful patrician clan that produced several notable historical figures.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Emilio can be found in the writings of the ancient Roman historian Livy, who mentioned a Lucius Aemilius Paullus, a Roman consul and commander who achieved a decisive victory over the Macedonian king Perseus in 168 BC. This victory effectively ended the Third Macedonian War and solidified Roman control over Greece.

During the Middle Ages, the name Emilio continued to be used in various parts of Italy, particularly in regions like Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. In the 13th century, a nobleman named Emilio de' Cavalcanti was mentioned in historical records from Florence, where he was part of the influential Cavalcanti family.

In the Renaissance period, the name Emilio gained further prominence with individuals like Emilio de' Fabris (1440-1506), an Italian painter and architect from Bologna, and Emilio Campolongo (1550-1631), a renowned Italian physician and philosopher from Naples.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname Emilio was the 16th-century Italian scholar and philosopher Paolo Emilio (1460-1529), known for his work "De Rebus Gestis Francorum" (On the Deeds of the Franks), which was a seminal text on the history of France.

Other notable figures with the surname Emilio include the Italian painter Emilio Vedova (1919-2006), the Italian film director Emilio Miraglia (1937-1995), and the Italian-American film producer Emilio Diez Barroso (1892-1974), who was instrumental in the early development of the Hollywood film industry.

Throughout history, the surname Emilio has been associated with various places and regions across Italy, including the town of Emilio in the province of Reggio Emilia, which likely derived its name from the Roman family Aemilius. Additionally, the name has been linked to the ancient Etruscan city of Aemilia, located in modern-day Emilia-Romagna.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Emilio

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

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

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