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

Serapio, 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 Serapio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Serapio in America

Serapio is the 68122nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Serapio surname appeared 289 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 Serapio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Serapio 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 Serapio

The surname SERAPIO is of Spanish origin, deriving from the Late Latin name Serapius, which itself is derived from the Greek name Serapion. The name ultimately traces its roots back to the Ancient Egyptian god Serapis, a Greco-Egyptian deity who was one of the most important deities in Ptolemaic Egypt.

SERAPIO is believed to have first emerged as a surname in the regions of Andalusia and Catalonia during the Middle Ages, with early records showing variations in spelling such as Serapio, Serapy, and Serapi. It is possible that the name was initially adopted by individuals who had a connection to the cult of Serapis or were associated with religious orders that venerated the deity.

While there are no known direct references to the surname SERAPIO in major historical documents like the Domesday Book, the name appears to have been relatively uncommon in medieval times. One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in the 14th century, when a man named Juan Serapio was mentioned in a legal document from the city of Seville.

The name SERAPIO has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history, including Serapio de Málaga, a 16th-century Spanish poet and playwright born in Malaga (c. 1520 - c. 1580). Another prominent figure with this surname was Fray Tomás Serapio, a 17th-century Spanish Franciscan friar and historian who authored several works on the history of his order (1620 - 1698).

In the 18th century, the name was borne by Ignacio Serapio de Asarta, a Spanish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Puerto Rico from 1771 to 1776. Later, in the 19th century, José Serapio Delgado (1828 - 1898) was a renowned Mexican writer, poet, and journalist who played a significant role in the literary and cultural movements of his time.

One of the most notable bearers of the SERAPIO surname in more recent history was Ángel Serapio Serrada Fernández (1870 - 1944), a Spanish politician and lawyer who served as the President of the Regional Government of Catalonia from 1933 to 1934.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Serapio

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

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

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