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

Vecellio, 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 Vecellio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vecellio in America

Vecellio is the 53419th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vecellio surname appeared 387 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 Vecellio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vecellio 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 Vecellio

The surname Vecellio originates from Italy, specifically from the Veneto region, and dates back to the 16th century. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "vecchio," meaning "old" or "ancient," possibly referring to someone who lived in an old or ancient place.

Vecellio is a variant spelling of the more common Italian surname Vecelli. This name is associated with the renowned Renaissance painter Tiziano Vecelli, better known as Titian (c. 1488-1576), one of the most influential artists of the Venetian school. Titian's works, such as the "Assumption of the Virgin" and "Venus of Urbino," are considered masterpieces of the Renaissance period.

Another notable figure with the name Vecellio was Cesare Vecellio (c. 1521-1601), a cousin of Titian and an author who wrote the book "Degli Habiti Antichi e Moderni di Diversi Parti del Mondo" (On the Ancient and Modern Dress of Different Parts of the World), a valuable record of Renaissance costume and fashion.

In the late 16th century, a family with the surname Vecellio is recorded in the town of Pieve di Cadore, in the province of Belluno, which was part of the Republic of Venice at the time. This family may have been related to Titian, whose birthplace was also in Pieve di Cadore.

The name Vecellio can be found in historical documents and records from the Veneto region, such as church registers and municipal archives, dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries. It is possible that the name was originally derived from a place name or a locality called "Vecelli" or something similar, though no definitive evidence has been found to support this theory.

Other notable individuals with the surname Vecellio include Marco Vecellio (1545-1611), an Italian painter and engraver who was a member of the Venetian school of painting, and Alessandro Vecellio (1719-1798), an Italian architect and engineer who designed several churches and buildings in the Veneto region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vecellio

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

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

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