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

Luviano, 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 Luviano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Luviano in America

Luviano is the 17131st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Luviano surname appeared 1,655 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 Luviano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Luviano 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 Luviano

The surname LUVIANO originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "luvidus," meaning "bluish-green" or "pale." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone with a pale complexion or light-colored eyes.

The earliest recorded instances of the LUVIANO surname can be traced back to the 13th century in the regions of Castile and Andalusia. Some of the earliest known bearers of this name include Juan Luviano, who was born in Seville around 1270, and Pedro Luviano, a farmer from Salamanca in the late 1200s.

During the 15th and 16th centuries, the LUVIANO surname appeared in various historical records throughout Spain. For example, a document from 1492 mentions a Francisca Luviano, who was a landowner in the town of Arcos de la Frontera, near Cádiz.

As the Spanish Empire expanded its reach in the Americas during the 16th and 17th centuries, the LUVIANO surname began to spread to the New World. One notable example is Hernán Luviano, a Spanish explorer and conquistador who accompanied Hernán Cortés on his expedition to Mexico in 1519.

In the 18th century, a prominent figure with the LUVIANO surname was Ignacio Luviano, a Spanish military officer and governor of the province of Nuevo Reino de León in present-day northern Mexico. He was born in Seville in 1712 and served as governor from 1768 until his death in 1779.

Another notable individual with this surname was María Luviano, a nun and writer who lived in the late 18th century. She was born in Cádiz in 1745 and entered a convent in Seville, where she wrote several religious texts and poems that were widely circulated in her time.

As the LUVIANO surname continued to spread throughout Spain and its colonies, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Luvian, Luviano, and Luvianes. These variations were often influenced by regional dialects and local pronunciations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Luviano

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

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

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