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

Mageo, 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 Mageo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mageo in America

Mageo is the 86314th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mageo surname appeared 216 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 Mageo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mageo 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 Mageo

The surname Mageo originated in the Lombardy region of northern Italy during the Middle Ages. It is believed to derive from the Latin word "magnus," meaning "great" or "large," and may have been given as a nickname to someone of considerable stature or size.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Mageo can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Longobardo, a collection of legal documents from the Lombard period, which mentions a certain Mageo di Bergamo in the year 1128.

In the 13th century, the Mageo family gained prominence in the city of Brescia, where they were involved in the textile trade. A notable figure from this time was Giacomo Mageo, a wealthy merchant who served as a city councilor in Brescia in 1271.

The name also appears in the Estimo Veneto, a tax record from the Venetian Republic, which lists several Mageo families living in the Venetian territories during the 14th and 15th centuries.

During the Renaissance, the Mageo surname spread to other parts of Italy, including the regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. One notable bearer of the name was the poet and humanist Giovanni Battista Mageo (1512-1586), who was born in Reggio Emilia and is known for his Latin poetry and translations of Greek classics.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Mageo family settled in the city of Naples, where they became involved in the legal profession. Antonio Mageo (1645-1721) was a prominent Neapolitan lawyer and author of several legal treatises.

Over the centuries, the name Mageo has also been recorded with various spellings, such as Mageio, Maggi, and Maggio, reflecting the regional variations and linguistic evolution of the Italian language.

While the Mageo surname has its roots in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and diaspora. Notable bearers of the name outside of Italy include the French philosopher and writer Jean-Baptiste Mageo (1789-1861) and the American painter and printmaker Leonard Mageo (1911-1997).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mageo

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

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

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