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

Maggio, 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 Maggio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maggio in America

Maggio is the 5869th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maggio surname appeared 5,877 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Maggio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maggio 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 Maggio

The surname Maggio is an Italian name that originated in Sicily, Italy during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Latin word "Majus" which means "May" referring to the month. The earliest known records of the name date back to the 12th century in various Sicilian towns and villages.

Maggio was a common surname among the nobility and landed gentry of Sicily. One of the earliest documented references to the name is found in a manuscript from 1237 that mentions a knight named Guglielmo Maggio who fought in the wars against the Saracens. Another early record is from a land deed dated 1295 that lists a Matteo Maggio as a landowner in the town of Noto.

In the 14th century, the Maggio family had established themselves as a prominent noble house in the city of Palermo. Records show that in 1312, a Vincenzo Maggio was appointed as a magistrate in the city. His son, Pietro Maggio, later became a respected jurist and wrote several legal treatises that were influential at the time.

One of the most famous bearers of the Maggio surname was the 16th century poet and playwright Giovanni Maggio. Born in Palermo in 1520, he gained renown for his pastoral plays and sonnets. His most celebrated work was the comedy "L'Ingannata" which was widely popular across Italy.

Other notable individuals with the Maggio surname include:

• Pietro Maggio (1460-1531), an Italian Renaissance scholar and philosopher from Palermo.
• Vincenzo Maggio (1591-1653), a Sicilian painter known for his religious works and portraiture.
• Giuseppe Maggio (1703-1772), an architect from Palermo who designed several churches and palaces in the Baroque style.
• Francesco Maggio (1825-1897), a Sicilian politician and statesman who served as a senator in the Kingdom of Italy.

The Maggio name can also be traced to various place names in Sicily such as Maggio, a small town in the province of Palermo, and Maggiore, a hamlet near the city of Catania. These place names likely derived from the same Latin root as the surname itself.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maggio

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

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

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