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

Lavezzo, 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 Lavezzo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Lavezzo in America

Lavezzo is the 87663rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Lavezzo surname appeared 212 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 Lavezzo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Lavezzo 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 Lavezzo

The surname Lavezzo originated in Italy, specifically in the northern regions of Lombardy and Veneto. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Latin word "lavacrum," which means a basin or a place for washing. This suggests that the name might have been associated with people who lived near a river, stream, or a place where washing activities took place.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Lavezzo can be found in the archives of the city of Verona, where a merchant named Giacomo Lavezzo was mentioned in a document dated 1375. In the 15th century, a notable individual named Antonio Lavezzo was a diplomat and ambassador representing the Republic of Venice in various European courts.

The Lavezzo family seems to have had a presence in the city of Venice, as evidenced by the inclusion of the name in the Libro d'Oro della Nobiltà Veneziana (The Golden Book of Venetian Nobility) in the 16th century. This suggests that the family had achieved a certain level of prominence and status within the Venetian society.

In the late 16th century, a renowned scholar and humanist named Gian Battista Lavezzo (1545-1617) hailed from the town of Feltre in the Veneto region. He was a respected professor of philosophy and served as the rector of the University of Padua.

Another notable figure with the surname Lavezzo was Carlo Lavezzo (1672-1738), a Venetian architect who designed several churches and palaces in the Baroque style, including the Church of San Nicolò da Tolentino in Venice.

During the Renaissance period, the name Lavezzo was also associated with the art world. Giovanni Lavezzo (1580-1650) was a painter from Vicenza who specialized in religious subjects and worked extensively in churches and monasteries throughout northern Italy.

It is worth noting that the name Lavezzo has also been documented in other regions of Italy, such as Piedmont and Emilia-Romagna, suggesting that the surname might have spread from its original northern Italian roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Lavezzo

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

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

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