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

Fazio, 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 Fazio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fazio in America

Fazio is the 4885th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fazio surname appeared 7,210 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Fazio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fazio 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 Fazio

The surname FAZIO originated in Italy, specifically in the regions of Sicily and Calabria, during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the personal name "Fazio," which is a shortened form of the Italian name "Bonifacio" or the Latin name "Bonifatius." The name Bonifatius is composed of the Latin words "bonus" meaning "good" and "fatus" meaning "destiny" or "fate."

The earliest recorded instances of the surname FAZIO can be traced back to the 12th century in various historical documents and records from Sicily and Calabria. One notable example is a 1192 document from the Monastery of San Martino delle Scale in Palermo, which mentions a certain "Blasius Fazio."

The surname FAZIO was particularly prevalent in the town of Messina, Sicily, where it appeared in numerous records and manuscripts dating back to the 13th and 14th centuries. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the surname was Guglielmo Fazio, a renowned Italian poet and historian who lived from 1330 to 1457.

Another notable figure with the surname FAZIO was Bartolomeo Fazio, an Italian humanist and historian who lived from 1400 to 1457. He is best known for his work "De Viris Illustribus" (On Famous Men), a collection of biographies of notable individuals from antiquity.

In the 16th century, the surname FAZIO gained prominence in the city of Naples, where several members of the family held important positions in the local government and church. One such individual was Giulio Fazio, a prominent jurist and legal scholar who lived from 1546 to 1614.

During the 17th century, the FAZIO family established itself in various parts of Italy, including Rome and Tuscany. One notable bearer of the surname from this period was Giacomo Fazio, a Sicilian painter and engraver who lived from 1619 to 1689 and was known for his religious works and portraits.

Throughout the centuries, the surname FAZIO has been associated with various place names and locations, such as Fazio di Messina, Fazio Superiore, and Fazio Inferiore, all of which are towns or villages in Sicily.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fazio

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

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

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