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

Oliveto, 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 Oliveto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Oliveto in America

Oliveto is the 46487th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Oliveto surname appeared 458 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 Oliveto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Oliveto 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 Oliveto

The surname Oliveto is of Italian origin and first emerged in the 12th century in the region of Tuscany. It is derived from the Italian word "olivo," meaning olive tree, and is likely an occupational name for someone who worked in an olive grove or an olive oil mill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Oliveto can be found in a 13th-century document from the city of Siena, where a certain Guido Oliveto is mentioned as a landowner. The name also appears in the historic tax records of Florence from the 14th century, indicating that families with this surname were present in the city during that time.

In the 15th century, the Oliveto surname is associated with the Olivetan Benedictine Congregation, a monastic order founded by Blessed Bernardo Tolomei in 1319 at the Monastery of Santa Maria di Monte Oliveto Maggiore near Siena. Members of this order were known as the "Olivetans," and it is likely that some members adopted the surname Oliveto.

A notable figure in Italian history with the surname Oliveto was Bartolomeo Oliveto (1472-1538), a renowned jurist and philosopher from Genoa. He served as a legal advisor to the Republic of Genoa and wrote several influential works on jurisprudence and political theory.

Another prominent individual was Giovanni Battista Oliveto (1589-1651), an Italian architect and sculptor from Naples. He is best known for his contributions to the Baroque architectural style and his work on numerous churches and palaces throughout Italy.

In the 18th century, Michelangelo Oliveto (1718-1787) was a celebrated Italian painter from Piedmont, known for his religious and allegorical paintings adorning various churches and galleries in Turin and the surrounding region.

The Oliveto surname also has a notable presence in the world of literature. Giuseppe Oliveto (1828-1895) was an Italian writer and journalist from Sicily, known for his novels and short stories depicting the lives of peasants and working-class people in his native region.

Lastly, Vincenzo Oliveto (1862-1932) was an Italian botanist and agronomist from Campania, recognized for his research on the cultivation and diseases of olive trees, which contributed significantly to the development of olive farming in Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Oliveto

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

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

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