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

Verdura, 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 Verdura surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Verdura in America

Verdura is the 132206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Verdura surname appeared 128 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 Verdura.

We can also compare 2010 data for Verdura 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 Verdura

The surname Verdura is of Italian origin, deriving from the Italian word "verdura" which means "green herbs" or "vegetables." It is believed to have originated as a descriptive surname, likely given to someone who worked with or sold green herbs or vegetables.

The earliest known record of the surname Verdura dates back to the 14th century in the city of Palermo, Sicily. One of the earliest recorded mentions is in a document from 1358 where a certain "Giovanni Verdura" is mentioned as a landowner in the region.

In the 15th century, the name appears in various records in the regions of Calabria and Campania, suggesting that the surname had spread across southern Italy. One notable example is Francesco Verdura, a wealthy merchant from Naples who lived from 1420 to 1498.

The surname Verdura can also be found in historical records from the 16th and 17th centuries in other parts of Italy, including Rome and the Veneto region. One notable figure from this time period was Girolamo Verdura, a renowned painter from Venice who lived from 1575 to 1649.

In the 18th century, the name appears in records from the city of Genoa, where a family of Verduras were involved in the silk trade. One of the more prominent members of this family was Giovanni Battista Verdura, a successful silk merchant who lived from 1720 to 1798.

Another notable figure with the surname Verdura was the Italian-American jewelry designer Fulco di Verdura, who was born in Sicily in 1898 and later became famous for his work with Coco Chanel and other high-profile clients in Paris and New York.

The surname Verdura has also been associated with various place names in Italy, such as the town of Verdura in the province of Palermo, Sicily, and the Verdura Valley in the region of Calabria.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Verdura

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

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

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