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

Vandi, 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 Vandi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vandi in America

Vandi is the 134712th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vandi surname appeared 125 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 Vandi.

The history of the last name Vandi

The surname Vandi originated in Sicily, Italy during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "vindicare," meaning "to avenge" or "to claim as one's own." This suggests that the name may have been initially associated with a person who was a claimant or an avenger.

The earliest recorded instances of the Vandi surname can be traced back to the 13th century in various Italian records and manuscripts. One notable example is a mention of a Simone Vandi in a document from the city of Palermo, dated 1287.

In the 14th century, the Vandi name appears to have spread across Sicily and parts of southern Italy. Some historical records from this period indicate that members of the Vandi family held positions of prominence, such as landowners or merchants.

One of the earliest known individuals with the Vandi surname was Giovanni Vandi, a Sicilian nobleman who lived in the late 15th century. He was a prominent figure in the city of Messina and served as a magistrate during the reign of King Ferdinand II of Aragon.

Another notable figure was Vincenzo Vandi, a 16th-century Italian architect and engineer from Palermo. He was responsible for the design and construction of several notable buildings and fortifications in Sicily during the Spanish rule of the island.

In the 17th century, the Vandi surname gained prominence in the arts and literature. Antonio Vandi, a Sicilian painter born in 1630, was widely acclaimed for his religious and mythological works, many of which can still be found in churches and museums across Italy.

Towards the end of the 18th century, a member of the Vandi family made a significant contribution to the field of botany. Francesco Vandi, born in 1758 in Palermo, was a renowned botanist and naturalist who published several important works on the flora of Sicily.

The 19th century saw the Vandi name spread further across Europe, with notable individuals such as Giuseppe Vandi, an Italian journalist and political activist who played a role in the Risorgimento movement for Italian unification.

Throughout its history, the Vandi surname has been associated with various place names and older spellings, including Vandi, Vande, and Vandis, reflecting the regional variations in pronunciation and spelling across different parts of Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vandi

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

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 Vandi 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.

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

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