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

Vicario, 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 Vicario surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vicario in America

Vicario is the 21535th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vicario surname appeared 1,212 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 Vicario.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vicario 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 Vicario

The surname Vicario originated in Italy, specifically in the regions of Lombardy and Veneto. It is derived from the Italian word "vicario," which means "vicar" or "deputy." This name likely referred to someone who served as a vicar, a cleric who acted as a representative of a higher-ranking member of the church hierarchy.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Vicario can be traced back to the 13th century in various medieval documents and records from northern Italy. One notable example is Giovanni Vicario, a notary public from Milan who lived in the late 13th century and whose name appears in several legal documents from that era.

In the 14th century, the name Vicario appeared in the historic Estimo Veneto, a tax record from the Republic of Venice. This document listed several individuals with the surname Vicario, indicating that the name had spread across the Veneto region by that time.

During the Renaissance period, the Vicario surname gained some prominence in the arts and literature. Pietro Vicario (1476-1557) was an Italian poet and humanist from Vicenza, known for his Latin works and his correspondence with other notable figures of the time.

In the 17th century, the Vicario family produced several notable members, including Girolamo Vicario (1609-1680), a Jesuit priest and theologian from Milan who wrote extensively on moral philosophy and ethics.

The 18th century saw the rise of Tommaso Vicario (1737-1800), a renowned Italian architect and urban planner who designed numerous churches and public buildings in Naples and its surrounding areas.

In more recent history, the Vicario surname has been associated with several notable figures, such as Antonio Vicario (1843-1915), an Italian politician and journalist who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and was an advocate for workers' rights.

Another prominent individual with this surname was Maria Vicario (1911-1994), an Italian partisan and resistance fighter during World War II, who played a crucial role in the liberation of Milan from Nazi occupation.

While the surname Vicario has its roots in Italy, it has since spread to other parts of the world, including Spain, Latin America, and even the United States, carried by Italian immigrants and their descendants.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vicario

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

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

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