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

Vasconcelos, 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 Vasconcelos surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vasconcelos in America

Vasconcelos is the 20088th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vasconcelos surname appeared 1,330 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 Vasconcelos.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vasconcelos 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 Vasconcelos

The surname Vasconcelos is of Portuguese origin and can be traced back to the 15th century. It is a regional name that originated in the Beiras and Estremadura provinces of Portugal. The name is derived from the Portuguese phrase "vascao" which means "big vase" and "celos" meaning "secrets." Therefore, the name Vasconcelos translates to "big vase of secrets" or "big secret vase."

Vasconcelos is also believed to be related to the Portuguese place name "Vasconcelos," a parish in the municipality of Felgueiras in northern Portugal. The earliest known record of the surname Vasconcelos dates back to 1438, when it appeared in a manuscript from the Monastery of Santa Cruz in Coimbra, Portugal.

One of the earliest recorded bearers of the Vasconcelos surname was João Rodrigues de Vasconcelos, a 15th-century Portuguese nobleman and military commander. He was a prominent figure during the reign of King Afonso V of Portugal and played a crucial role in the conquest of Arzila and Tangier in Morocco.

Another notable historical figure with the Vasconcelos surname was Luís Mendes de Vasconcelos, a 16th-century Portuguese historian and writer. He was born in Lisbon in 1542 and authored several works, including "Vida del Rey Don Juan II de Portugal" and "Arte Militar."

In the 17th century, Agostinho Manuel de Vasconcelos, a Portuguese prelate and diplomat, served as the Bishop of Lamego and later as the Bishop of Coimbra. He was born in 1596 and played a significant role in the diplomatic relations between Portugal and the Holy See.

The 18th century saw the birth of António de Vasconcelos Saldanha, a Portuguese nobleman and military officer. He was born in 1776 and served as a general in the Portuguese army during the Napoleonic Wars and the Liberal Wars in Portugal.

In the 19th century, Joaquim António da Fonseca Vasconcelos, a Portuguese philologist and archaeologist, made significant contributions to the study of Portuguese linguistics and Paleolithic archaeology. He was born in 1849 and served as the director of the National Museum of Archaeology in Lisbon.

The Vasconcelos surname has been carried by many notable individuals throughout history, reflecting its deep roots in Portuguese culture and society.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vasconcelos

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

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

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