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

Vallelunga, 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 Vallelunga surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vallelunga in America

Vallelunga is the 116201st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vallelunga surname appeared 150 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 Vallelunga.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vallelunga 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 Vallelunga

The surname Vallelunga originated in Italy and dates back to the 11th century. It is derived from the Italian words "valle" meaning valley and "lunga" meaning long, referring to someone who lived in or near a long valley. This name was initially concentrated in regions like Sicily and Calabria in southern Italy.

Some of the earliest recorded instances of the Vallelunga name can be found in historical documents from medieval Italy. For example, a certain Guglielmo Vallelunga was mentioned in a record from the city of Palermo in Sicily in 1182. Another early reference is Pietro Vallelunga, a nobleman from Catania, Sicily, who lived in the late 13th century.

In the 15th century, the name appears in connection with the Sicilian town of Misilmeri, which was once known as "Vallelunga" due to its location in a long valley. A notable figure was Antonino Vallelunga, a landowner and merchant from Misilmeri who was active in the 1470s.

During the Renaissance period, a few individuals with this surname achieved some prominence. Giovanni Vallelunga (1520-1587) was a respected jurist and legal scholar from Naples. Another Giovanni Vallelunga (1570-1633) was a Sicilian painter known for his religious works.

In the 18th century, Giuseppe Vallelunga (1710-1778) was a composer and musician from Palermo who worked at the court of the King of Naples. Later, Tommaso Vallelunga (1805-1875) was a Sicilian politician and writer who served as a deputy in the Italian parliament.

Over time, the Vallelunga name spread to other parts of Italy and beyond, carried by those who migrated from the original regions where it was concentrated. However, its origins and earliest known bearers can be traced back to medieval southern Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vallelunga

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

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

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