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

Ubaldo, 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 Ubaldo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ubaldo in America

Ubaldo is the 25751st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ubaldo surname appeared 957 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 Ubaldo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ubaldo 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 Ubaldo

The surname UBALDO is of Italian origin, tracing its roots back to the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the personal name Ubaldo, which itself has Germanic roots and is a combination of the elements "aud" meaning wealth or fortune, and "bald" meaning bold or brave.

In its earliest recorded instances, the name UBALDO appeared in various medieval Italian manuscripts and records, particularly in regions such as Tuscany and Umbria. One notable example is found in the 11th century cartulary of the Abbey of San Pietro in Perugia, where a certain Ubaldo di Gubbio is mentioned as a landholder and benefactor.

The name UBALDO has also been associated with several historical figures of note. One of the earliest was Saint Ubaldo Baldassini (c. 1084-1160), the Bishop of Gubbio and patron saint of the city, who was renowned for his piety and charitable works. Another notable bearer of the name was Ubaldo di Monte Rotondo (c. 1388-1463), a celebrated Italian jurist and professor of law at the University of Bologna.

In the 15th century, the UBALDO surname is recorded in the historic tax records of Florence, where a certain Ubaldo di Piero is listed as a merchant and property owner. Around the same period, an Ubaldo Gambara (c. 1489-1537) served as a papal nuncio and played a role in the religious and political affairs of the time.

Moving into the Renaissance era, the UBALDO name is associated with the prominent Ubaldo Gandolfi (1529-1575), a prolific Italian painter and fresco artist from San Matteo della Decima, near Bologna. His works can be found adorning churches and palaces throughout northern Italy.

Another noteworthy figure was Ubaldo Montemelini (1659-1720), an Italian architect and engineer from Fano, who designed several important buildings and fortifications in the Marche region, including the Palazzo del Governatore in Fano and the fortress of Senigallia.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ubaldo

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

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

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