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

Mursuli, 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 Mursuli surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mursuli in America

Mursuli is the 115034th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mursuli surname appeared 152 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 Mursuli.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mursuli 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 Mursuli

The surname MURSULI has its origins in the Ligurian region of northwestern Italy, dating back to the late medieval period around the 13th century. It is believed to be derived from the Latin word "murus," which means wall or fortification, and may have initially referred to someone who lived near a defensive wall or worked as a builder or repairer of such structures.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name MURSULI can be found in a 1287 document from the city of Genoa, which mentions a certain "Guilielmus Mursuli" as a landowner in the surrounding area. This suggests that the name had already become established as a surname by that time.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various records from the Republic of Genoa, indicating that the MURSULI family had a presence in the region during this period. One notable figure was Giovanni Mursuli, a merchant and ship owner who lived in Genoa around 1350.

As the MURSULI family spread across Italy, the name also took on regional variations in spelling, such as Mursuli, Mursoli, and Mursilli. In the 15th century, a branch of the family settled in the city of Pisa, where they became prominent citizens and merchants. Andrea Mursuli, born in Pisa in 1432, was a respected lawyer and diplomat who served as an ambassador for the Republic of Florence.

During the Renaissance period, the MURSULI name gained further recognition through the work of the artist and architect Giacomo Mursuli, who was active in Rome in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His most famous work is the Church of Santa Maria del Popolo, which he helped design and construct.

Another notable figure bearing the MURSULI surname was Girolamo Mursuli, a 16th-century humanist and scholar from Genoa. He was a prolific writer and translator, known for his Latin translations of Greek philosophical works.

As the centuries passed, the MURSULI family continued to spread throughout Italy and beyond, with members of the family found in various regions and professions. However, the name remains most closely associated with its origins in the Ligurian region and the historic city of Genoa.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mursuli

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

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

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