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

Vicencio, 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 Vicencio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vicencio in America

Vicencio is the 16108th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vicencio surname appeared 1,797 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Vicencio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vicencio 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 Vicencio

The surname Vicencio is of Spanish origin, derived from the personal name Vicente, which is the Spanish form of the Latin name Vincentius. This name ultimately comes from the Latin word "vincere," meaning "to conquer" or "to overcome."

The Vicencio surname can be traced back to the medieval period in Spain, particularly in the regions of Andalusia and Castile. It is believed to have originated as a patronymic surname, indicating that the bearer was the son or descendant of someone named Vicente.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Vicencio surname appears in the Repartimiento de Sevilla, a document from the 13th century that recorded the distribution of land and properties among the Christian conquerors of Seville after the Reconquista. This document mentions several individuals with the surname Vicencio.

In the 15th century, a notable figure was Juan Vicencio, a Spanish explorer and navigator who participated in the conquest of the Canary Islands. He was born around 1430 and played a crucial role in the expeditions led by Juan de Bethencourt in the early 1400s.

Another prominent individual with the Vicencio surname was Diego Vicencio, a Spanish painter and sculptor who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. He was active in Seville and is known for his works in various churches and monasteries in the city.

In the 18th century, Francisco Vicencio was a Spanish military officer and explorer who was involved in the colonization efforts in the Americas. He served as the governor of the Spanish colony of Louisiana from 1767 to 1777.

The Vicencio surname has also been documented in other Spanish-speaking regions, such as Mexico and the Philippines, due to the spread of Spanish influence and colonization. One notable figure from Mexico was Toribio Vicencio, a politician and lawyer who served as a senator in the mid-19th century.

Over time, variations of the Vicencio surname have emerged, including Vicencio, Vicentio, and Vizencio, among others. These variations reflect regional linguistic differences and spelling conventions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vicencio

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

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

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