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

Gulizia, 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 Gulizia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Gulizia in America

Gulizia is the 74608th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Gulizia surname appeared 259 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 Gulizia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Gulizia 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 Gulizia

The surname GULIZIA originated in Italy, specifically in the regions of Sicily and Calabria, dating back to the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Italian word "gulizio," which means "shrewd" or "cunning," suggesting that the name may have initially been a descriptive nickname for someone with those qualities.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name GULIZIA can be found in a document from the early 14th century in Palermo, Sicily, where a certain Guglielmo Gulizia was mentioned as a landowner. This indicates that the family had already established itself as part of the local nobility at that time.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in several historical records from the Kingdom of Naples, which encompassed parts of southern Italy, including Calabria. One notable mention is of a Girolamo Gulizia, a military officer who served under the Aragonese rulers of Naples in the mid-1400s.

During the Renaissance, the GULIZIA family produced several notable figures, such as Francesco Gulizia (1548-1624), a renowned painter and architect from Messina, Sicily, who is credited with designing several churches and public buildings in his hometown.

Another prominent figure was Vincenzo Gulizia (1672-1745), a Sicilian jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Supreme Court of Palermo and wrote several influential treatises on Italian law.

In the 19th century, Giuseppe Gulizia (1823-1891) was a distinguished Sicilian historian and author who wrote extensively about the history and culture of his native region, including works on the Norman rule in Sicily and the island's folklore and traditions.

The GULIZIA surname has also been associated with several place names in Italy, such as Gulizia, a small village in the province of Avellino, Campania, and Guliziacque, a hamlet in the province of Palermo, Sicily, both of which likely derived their names from the original GULIZIA families that settled in those areas.

Throughout its history, the GULIZIA surname has been spelled in various ways, including Gulitia, Gulicia, and Gulizza, reflecting the regional variations and linguistic evolution over time. Despite these variations, the core meaning and origin of the name have remained consistent, rooted in the Italian heritage and the regions of Sicily and Calabria.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Gulizia

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

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

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