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

Vicenti, 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 Vicenti surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vicenti in America

Vicenti is the 74375th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vicenti surname appeared 260 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 Vicenti.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vicenti 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 Vicenti

The surname Vicenti is of Italian origin, dating back to the medieval period in the regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. It is derived from the Latin name "Vincentius," which means "conquering" or "victorious." This name was popularized by Saint Vincent of Saragossa, a 3rd-century martyr revered in the Catholic Church.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Vicenti can be found in the Florentine Codex, a 16th-century manuscript detailing the history and customs of the Aztec people. This document references a Franciscan friar named Giovanni Vicenti, who participated in the evangelization efforts in Mexico during the Spanish colonization.

In the 14th century, the Vicenti family held prominence in the city of Ferrara, where they were involved in the silk trade and held positions of influence within the local government. Notably, Bartolomeo Vicenti (1322-1389) served as a magistrate and diplomat, representing the city in negotiations with neighboring states.

During the Renaissance, the name Vicenti gained further recognition with the artist Giovanni Battista Vicenti (1489-1557), a Bolognese painter known for his religious frescoes and altarpieces. His works can be found in various churches throughout northern Italy.

Another notable figure was Vincenzo Vicenti (1603-1672), a Jesuit priest and mathematician from Naples. He made significant contributions to the field of optics and wrote extensively on the properties of lenses and telescopes.

In the 18th century, the Vicenti family established themselves in the wine-making industry of the Piedmont region. Carlo Vicenti (1725-1804) was a renowned vintner whose vineyards produced some of the finest wines in the area, earning him a reputation for excellence that persisted for generations.

Other historical figures bearing the surname Vicenti include Girolamo Vicenti (1770-1842), a Venetian composer and conductor who was instrumental in preserving and promoting the works of Italian opera masters, and Emilia Vicenti (1867-1932), a pioneering Italian educator and advocate for women's rights, who founded one of the first girls' schools in Rome.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vicenti

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

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

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