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

Venturino, 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 Venturino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Venturino in America

Venturino is the 42455th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Venturino surname appeared 511 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 Venturino.

We can also compare 2010 data for Venturino 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 Venturino

The surname Venturino originated in Italy, with its roots traced back to the 12th century. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "ventura," which means fortune or chance, suggesting that the name may have been initially given to someone who was considered fortunate or lucky.

The earliest known records of the name Venturino can be found in various historical documents from the regions of Tuscany and Liguria in northern Italy. Some of the earliest mentions include a Guglielmo Venturino, who was recorded in the Statuti di Pisa (Statutes of Pisa) in 1286, and a Niccolò Venturino, who was mentioned in a legal document from Genoa in 1311.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the Venturino name was also associated with several notable individuals. One such figure was Tommaso Venturino (1300-1370), a Dominican friar and preacher from Bergamo, who led a popular religious movement known as the "Blessed Pilgrimage" in the mid-14th century.

In the 15th century, the name Venturino appeared in records from the city of Venice, where a family of that name held prominence. One member, Francesco Venturino (1433-1494), was a renowned humanist scholar and diplomat who served as the ambassador of Venice to the court of King Ferdinand I of Naples.

Another noteworthy individual with the Venturino surname was Giacomo Venturino (1572-1641), a Baroque painter from Genoa who specialized in religious works. His paintings can be found in churches and museums throughout Italy, including the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola in Genoa.

In the 17th century, the Venturino name appeared in records from the island of Sardinia, where a branch of the family had settled. One notable figure from this lineage was Giovanni Battista Venturino (1645-1718), a priest and historian who authored several works on the history and culture of Sardinia.

As the name Venturino spread throughout Italy and beyond, it underwent various spellings and variations, such as Venturin, Venturini, and Venturino. These variations often reflected regional dialects and local adaptations of the name.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Venturino

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

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

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