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

Tiburcio, 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 Tiburcio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tiburcio in America

Tiburcio is the 18457th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tiburcio surname appeared 1,499 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Tiburcio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tiburcio 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 Tiburcio

The surname TIBURCIO has its origins in Italy, dating back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Latin name Tiburtius, which was the name of a Roman martyr from the 3rd century. The name is believed to be derived from the Latin word "Tiburs," meaning "from Tibur," which was an ancient town located near modern-day Rome.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name TIBURCIO can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis, a collection of medieval documents from the Abbey of Cava in Southern Italy, dating back to the 11th century. The name also appears in various other Italian documents and records from the Middle Ages, often spelled as "Tiburzio" or "Tiburzi."

In the 13th century, a notable figure named Tiburzio Calcagni was a prominent jurist and legal scholar from the city of Bologna. He was born around 1220 and is known for his contributions to the study of Roman law.

During the Renaissance period, a famous Italian artist named Tiburzio Passarotti was born in Bologna in 1550. He was a painter and etcher known for his religious works and portraits, and he studied under the renowned artist Bartolomeo Passerotti.

Another notable individual with the surname TIBURCIO was Tiburzio Spannocchi, an Italian architect and engineer from the late 16th century. He was born in Siena around 1543 and is renowned for his work on various fortifications and architectural projects throughout Italy.

In the 18th century, a Italian painter named Tiburzio Mengardi lived from 1730 to 1794. He was born in Ferrara and is known for his religious paintings and frescoes found in churches throughout Northern Italy.

The surname TIBURCIO has also been associated with various place names in Italy, such as the town of Tiburzio in the province of Lecce and the nearby village of Tiburziello. These place names likely derived from the Latin name Tiburtius and its variants.

While the surname TIBURCIO is not as common today as it once was in Italy, it remains a part of the country's rich historical heritage and reflects the influence of Latin names and the Roman legacy on Italian culture and society.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tiburcio

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

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

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