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

Gilio, 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 Gilio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gilio in America

Gilio is the 63373rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gilio surname appeared 315 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 Gilio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gilio 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 Gilio

The surname GILIO is of Italian origin, with its roots traced back to the medieval period in the regions of Tuscany and Lazio. The name is believed to have derived from the Italian personal name "Gilio," which itself is a variant of the Latin name "Aegidius" or "Giles."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the GILIO surname can be found in the historic Italian document "Codice Diplomatico Longobardo," which dates back to the 8th century AD. This ancient manuscript mentions an individual named "Gilio de Firenze," indicating the presence of the name in the city of Florence during that era.

In the 13th century, a notable figure bearing the GILIO surname was Giacomo GILIO, a renowned jurist and legal scholar from Siena. He was widely recognized for his contributions to the study of Roman law and his influential work, "De Legibus et Consuetudinibus Regni Italiae" (On the Laws and Customs of the Kingdom of Italy), which was published in 1271.

The GILIO surname also has connections to various place names in Italy. For instance, the village of Gilio in the province of Salerno, as well as the hamlet of Gilio near the town of Montefalco in Umbria, may have influenced the development and spread of the surname in those regions.

Another prominent individual with the GILIO surname was Giovanni Andrea GILIO, a 16th-century writer and art critic from Fabriano, in the Marche region of Italy. He is best known for his treatise "Due Dialoghi" (Two Dialogues), published in 1564, which discussed the art of painting and sculpture and offered insights into the artistic climate of the Renaissance era.

In the 18th century, Giuseppe GILIO, a painter from Naples, gained recognition for his religious artworks and frescoes adorning various churches in southern Italy. His most notable works include the frescoes in the Church of Santa Maria della Vita in Naples, completed in 1756.

Throughout its history, the GILIO surname has been associated with various notable figures, from scholars and writers to artists and legal experts, reflecting the diverse backgrounds and contributions of those who have carried this Italian surname over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gilio

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

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

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