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

Venditto, 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 Venditto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Venditto in America

Venditto is the 44423rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Venditto surname appeared 484 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 Venditto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Venditto 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 Venditto

The surname Venditto originated in Italy, specifically in the regions of Campania and Calabria, during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Italian word "vendita," which means "sale" or "transaction." The name likely referred to someone who was involved in trade or sales, perhaps a merchant or vendor.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Venditto can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Cavensis, a collection of medieval documents from the Benedictine monastery of Cava de' Tirreni in Campania. The name appears in a document dated 1150, referring to a certain "Petrus Venditto" who was a landowner in the area.

In the 14th century, the name Venditto was also documented in the Angevin registers, which were administrative records kept by the French rulers of the Kingdom of Naples. These records mention a "Jacobus Venditto" who was a tax collector in the town of Salerno in 1327.

During the Renaissance period, the name Venditto gained some prominence in the city of Naples. In the 16th century, a family of artists and architects known as the Venditti (the plural form of Venditto) made their mark on the city's architecture. The most famous among them was Giovanni Battista Venditti, who was born in 1575 and died in 1644. He was responsible for the design and construction of several churches and palaces in Naples, including the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Colonna.

Another notable figure with the surname Venditto was Giuseppe Venditto, a lawyer and politician who lived in the 18th century. Born in Naples in 1724, he served as a magistrate and later as a member of the Neapolitan parliament during the period of the Bourbon rule in the Kingdom of Naples.

In the 19th century, a prominent Venditto was Francesco Venditto, a composer and music teacher who was born in Calabria in 1807 and died in Naples in 1893. He composed several operas and church music pieces, and was also a respected instructor at the Conservatorio di Musica San Pietro a Majella in Naples.

While the surname Venditto is more commonly found in southern Italy, particularly in the regions of Campania and Calabria, it has also spread to other parts of Italy and to Italian communities around the world due to migration and immigration.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Venditto

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

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

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