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

Florio, 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 Florio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Florio in America

Florio is the 7858th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Florio surname appeared 4,211 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Florio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Florio 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 Florio

The surname Florio originated in Italy, particularly in the regions of Tuscany and Umbria, during the medieval period. It is derived from the Latin word "florius," meaning "flowering" or "blooming." This name likely referred to someone who lived near a flourishing garden or cultivated flowers as an occupation.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Florio can be found in the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century ethnographic work written by Franciscan friar Bernardino de Sahagún, where he mentions a person named Giovanni Florio.

In the 13th century, a notable figure with this surname was Andrea Florio, a renowned Italian painter and sculptor from Siena, known for his works in the Gothic style. He lived from around 1235 to 1305.

Another prominent individual was Giovanni Florio, an Italian linguist and lexicographer who was born in London in 1553 and died in 1625. He is best known for his bilingual dictionary, "A World of Words," which was a valuable resource for those studying Italian and English languages during that time.

In the 16th century, the name Florio appeared in various records and manuscripts, including the Florentine Catasto, a tax record from 1427, which listed several families with this surname in the city of Florence.

During the Renaissance period, the Florio family played a significant role in the cultural and intellectual life of Italy. One member, Michelangelo Florio, was a renowned humanist scholar and philosopher who lived from 1470 to 1556. He was widely respected for his contributions to the study of classical literature and philosophy.

Another notable figure was Lucrezia Florio, a 16th-century Italian poet and writer from Siena, who is remembered for her poetry collection "Rime Spirituali" (Spiritual Rhymes), published in 1568.

While the surname Florio has its roots in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and intermarriage. However, its origins can be traced back to the medieval and Renaissance periods, when it was associated with individuals involved in various artistic, literary, and intellectual pursuits.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Florio

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

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

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