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

Ravida, 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 Ravida surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ravida in America

Ravida is the 99845th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ravida surname appeared 181 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 Ravida.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ravida 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 Ravida

The surname Ravida is believed to have originated in the northern Italian region of Lombardy, specifically in the province of Bergamo, during the medieval period. It is derived from the Italian word "ravida," which means "sudden" or "abrupt," possibly referring to a person with a quick or impulsive temperament.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Ravida can be found in the Codice Diplomatico Bergamasco, a collection of historical documents from the city of Bergamo dating back to the 12th century. This suggests that the name was already in use in the region by that time.

In the 14th century, a notable figure named Gherardo Ravida was mentioned in the Annales Mediolanenses, a chronicle of events in Milan and its surroundings. Gherardo Ravida was a prominent merchant and landowner from the town of Treviglio, near Bergamo.

The Ravida surname also appears in the Liber Consuetudinum Mediolani, a medieval legal code from Milan, which includes records of various families and individuals from the 13th and 14th centuries.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Ravida surname was Antonio Ravida, a renowned painter from Bergamo who lived in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. His work can still be found in several churches and museums in the region.

Another notable individual with the Ravida surname was Girolamo Ravida, a 16th-century writer and philosopher from Bergamo. He authored several treatises on logic and metaphysics, which were influential in his time.

In the 17th century, a soldier named Giovanni Battista Ravida gained recognition for his bravery during the Thirty Years' War. He was awarded a knighthood by the Holy Roman Emperor for his service.

During the 18th century, a family of Ravida nobles held significant landholdings and influence in the town of Alzano Lombardo, near Bergamo. Their ancestral home, the Palazzo Ravida, still stands as a testament to their historical prominence.

As the Ravida surname spread beyond its origins in Lombardy, it underwent various spelling variations, such as Ravida, Ravide, and Ravidat. Some of these variants can be found in historical records from neighboring regions of Italy and parts of Switzerland.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ravida

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

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

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