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

Telo, 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 Telo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Telo in America

Telo is the 137327th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Telo surname appeared 122 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 Telo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Telo 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 Telo

The surname TELO originated in the Campania region of southern Italy during the 13th century. It is derived from the Latin word "telum," meaning a missile weapon such as a javelin or spear. This suggests the name may have initially been an occupational surname for someone who made or used these types of weapons.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name is found in a document from the town of Nola near Naples in 1276, which mentions a man named Petrus Telo. The surname also appears in various forms in other medieval records from the region, including Teli, Telli, and Dello.

By the 15th century, variations of the name had spread to other parts of Italy, including Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. A notable bearer was Guglielmo Telo, a scholar and teacher from Bologna who lived from around 1420 to 1490.

The surname TELO is also linked to several place names in Italy, such as the town of Telo in the province of Sondrio, Lombardy. This town's name is derived from the Latin word "tellus," meaning earth or ground, suggesting a possible connection to the surname's origins.

Other notable individuals with the surname TELO include:

1. Giovanni Battista Telo (1558-1637), an Italian painter and architect from Brescia.
2. Domenico Telo (1660-1735), an Italian composer and violinist from Naples.
3. Pietro Telo (1789-1857), an Italian lawyer and politician from Piedmont.
4. Vincenzo Telo (1823-1896), an Italian playwright and poet from Naples.
5. Antonio Telo (1876-1942), an Italian sculptor and artist from Campania.

While the surname TELO is not extremely common today, it maintains a presence in parts of Italy, particularly in the southern regions where it originated.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Telo

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

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

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