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

Porrovecchio, 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 Porrovecchio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Porrovecchio in America

Porrovecchio is the 138304th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Porrovecchio surname appeared 121 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 Porrovecchio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Porrovecchio 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 Porrovecchio

The surname PORROVECCHIO has its origins in Italy, dating back to the medieval period. The name is believed to have derived from the Italian words "porro" meaning "leek" and "vecchio" meaning "old." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with someone involved in the cultivation or trade of leeks, or perhaps an area known for its leek production.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname PORROVECCHIO can be found in the Catasto Onciario, a land registry compiled in Sicily in the early 16th century. The document mentions a landowner by the name of Vincenzo PORROVECCHIO, indicating that the surname was already established in the region by that time.

In the late 16th century, the PORROVECCHIO name appears in several church records from the town of Montecatini Terme in Tuscany. One notable entry is the baptismal record of Giulia PORROVECCHIO, born in 1587 to parents Giovanni and Caterina PORROVECCHIO.

During the 17th century, the PORROVECCHIO surname spread across various regions of Italy. A prominent figure bearing this name was Girolamo PORROVECCHIO (1620-1697), a Jesuit priest and scholar from Naples who authored several theological treatises.

In the 18th century, the PORROVECCHIO name can be found in Venetian records, with a certain Pietro PORROVECCHIO (1734-1803) being a respected merchant and landowner in the city of Venice.

Another notable individual with the PORROVECCHIO surname was Antonio PORROVECCHIO (1789-1867), a military officer from Genoa who served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a prominent politician in the Kingdom of Sardinia.

As the centuries progressed, the PORROVECCHIO surname continued to be found across various regions of Italy, with some family members migrating to other parts of Europe and even to the Americas. However, it remained a relatively uncommon name, particularly outside of Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Porrovecchio

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

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

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