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

Pollice, 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 Pollice surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Pollice in America

Pollice is the 78567th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Pollice surname appeared 243 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 Pollice.

We can also compare 2010 data for Pollice 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 Pollice

The surname Pollice originates from Italy, specifically from the southern regions of Campania and Calabria. It can be traced back to the late Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is derived from the Italian word "pollice," meaning "thumb," which suggests it may have been an occupational surname given to someone who worked with their hands or had a distinctive physical characteristic related to their thumb.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Pollice can be found in the historic records of the town of Gioia Tauro in Calabria, where a certain Nicola Pollice was mentioned in a document dated 1492. Another early reference is found in the ecclesiastical archives of Naples, where a priest named Giacomo Pollice was recorded in 1529.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the name was Girolamo Pollice, a scholar and writer from Sorrento, who authored several works on the history and culture of the region. He lived from around 1520 to 1585.

During the 17th century, the Pollice family gained prominence in the town of Vico Equense, near Naples. A member of this family, Antonio Pollice, was a renowned lawyer and jurist who served as a magistrate in the Kingdom of Naples from 1645 to 1671.

In the 18th century, a notable figure was Francesco Pollice, a painter and artist from Amalfi, known for his religious works and frescoes adorning churches in the region. He lived from approximately 1710 to 1785.

Another historical figure with the surname Pollice was Giuseppe Pollice, a soldier and patriot who fought in the Napoleonic Wars and later participated in the Italian Unification movement. He was born in Calabria in 1792 and died in 1867.

As the Pollice family spread throughout Italy and beyond, variations in spelling emerged, such as Pollicé, Polliçe, and Polliçi, reflecting regional dialects and accents.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Pollice

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

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

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