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

Tesoriero, 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 Tesoriero surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tesoriero in America

Tesoriero is the 28023rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tesoriero surname appeared 855 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 Tesoriero.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tesoriero 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 Tesoriero

The surname Tesoriero originated in Italy, deriving from the Italian word "tesoriere," which means "treasurer." It likely first appeared during the medieval period, when titles and occupations often became surnames.

The name Tesoriero was most prevalent in Southern Italy, particularly in the regions of Sicily, Calabria, and Campania. It may have derived from the Latin word "thesaurarius," which also means "treasurer" or "keeper of treasure."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Tesoriero can be found in a document from the 14th century in Naples, where a certain Nicolo Tesoriero was mentioned as a royal treasurer for the House of Anjou.

During the Renaissance, the Tesoriero family was prominent in the city of Palermo, Sicily. In the 16th century, a notable figure was Francesco Tesoriero, a wealthy merchant and patron of the arts, who commissioned several works by the renowned painter Antonello da Messina.

In the 17th century, a branch of the Tesoriero family settled in the town of Monreale, near Palermo. One of their descendants, Giuseppe Tesoriero (1703-1778), became a respected scholar and author, publishing several works on Sicilian history and literature.

Another notable figure was Antonio Tesoriero (1848-1919), a Sicilian politician and lawyer who served as a deputy in the Italian Parliament and was involved in the efforts to unify Italy under the House of Savoy.

In the 20th century, Domenico Tesoriero (1912-1992) was a prominent businessman and philanthropist from Catania, Sicily, who founded several successful companies and supported various charitable causes in his region.

While the name Tesoriero has its roots in Italy, it has also spread to other parts of the world through immigration, with individuals bearing this surname found in countries such as the United States, Argentina, and Australia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tesoriero

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

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

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