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

Maio, 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 Maio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Maio in America

Maio is the 15673rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Maio surname appeared 1,862 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 Maio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Maio 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 Maio

The surname Maio originated in Italy, with its earliest known records dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "maior," meaning "greater" or "larger," which could have been used as a nickname or a descriptive term for someone of greater stature or importance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Maio surname can be found in a document from the city of Naples in 1197, where a certain Guglielmo Maio is mentioned. Another early reference comes from a manuscript in Genoa from 1235, which lists a Bartolomeo Maio among the city's residents.

During the Middle Ages, the Maio family gained prominence in various regions of Italy, particularly in Sicily and Calabria. Some notable individuals from this period include Niccolò Maio, a renowned philosopher and mathematician from Palermo, who lived in the late 13th century, and Francesco Maio, a distinguished jurist from Reggio Calabria, who served as a judge in the 14th century.

In the 15th century, the Maio surname was also present in the historical records of the Kingdom of Naples. One notable figure from this time was Girolamo Maio, a humanist scholar and diplomat who served as the ambassador of King Ferdinand I of Naples to the court of Pope Innocent VIII in the late 1400s.

The Maio family continued to play a role in Italian history throughout the Renaissance and early modern periods. In the 16th century, Giovanni Battista Maio from Naples was a celebrated poet and playwright, known for his works in the Neapolitan dialect. Another prominent figure was Gian Tommaso Maio, a mathematician and astronomer from Genoa, who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.

As the Maio surname spread across Italy, it also appeared in various place names and local dialects. For example, the town of Maiori on the Amalfi Coast is believed to have derived its name from the Latin "maior," possibly referring to its larger size compared to neighboring settlements.

Throughout the centuries, the Maio surname has been associated with numerous notable individuals, including Ernesto Maio, an Italian philosopher and writer from the late 19th century, and Michelangelo Maio, a celebrated painter and sculptor from Naples in the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Maio

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

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

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