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

Fasulo, 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 Fasulo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fasulo in America

Fasulo is the 23804th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fasulo surname appeared 1,062 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 Fasulo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fasulo 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 Fasulo

The surname Fasulo originates from the Italian region of Sicily, where it first appeared in the 12th century. It is derived from the Latin word "fasula," which means "little bean." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone who cultivated or sold beans.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Fasulo surname can be found in a document from the city of Palermo, dated 1238. This document mentions a landowner named Pietro Fasulo, who owned a parcel of farmland outside the city.

In the 14th century, the name appears in records from the town of Corleone, near Palermo. A notable figure from this time period was Giacomo Fasulo, a merchant who traded in spices and silk. He lived from 1325 to 1391.

During the Renaissance, the Fasulo name gained prominence in the city of Messina, on the eastern coast of Sicily. A famous artist from this era was Antonello Fasulo, a painter who specialized in religious works. He was active from 1450 to 1492.

In the 16th century, the name spread to other parts of Italy, including the city of Naples. One of the earliest recorded individuals with the Fasulo surname in Naples was Giovanni Battista Fasulo, a lawyer who lived from 1528 to 1597.

Another notable figure with the Fasulo surname was Vincenzo Fasulo, a Sicilian composer and music theorist who lived from 1629 to 1695. He wrote several important works on music theory and composition, which were widely studied in his time.

Throughout the centuries, the Fasulo name has also been associated with various places in Sicily, such as the towns of Fasulo and Fasulozzo. These place names likely derived from the surname itself, suggesting that the Fasulo family had a significant presence in those areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fasulo

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

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

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