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

Vincenty, 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 Vincenty surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vincenty in America

Vincenty is the 65066th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vincenty surname appeared 305 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 Vincenty.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vincenty 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 Vincenty

The surname Vincenty originated from the Latin word "Vincentius", a derivative of the Roman name "Vincens", meaning "conquering" or "victorious". This name can be traced back to the ancient Roman era, and it was commonly used as a first name during that time.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Vincenty can be found in medieval records from Poland and Italy, where it was spelled in various forms, such as Vincenzio, Vincenzi, and Vincentz. These variations likely emerged due to regional differences in pronunciation and spelling conventions.

One of the earliest known bearers of the surname Vincenty was Vincenzo Vincenty, an Italian painter who lived in the late 15th century and was known for his religious works and frescoes in churches throughout Rome and the surrounding regions.

In the 16th century, the name Vincenty gained prominence in Poland, where it was often associated with noble families and landowners. One notable figure from this period was Jan Vincenty, a Polish nobleman and military commander who played a significant role in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's wars against the Ottoman Empire in the early 17th century.

The Vincenty surname also has a long history in England, where it was introduced by Norman settlers after the Norman Conquest in 1066. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name in England can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which mentions a landowner named Vincentius de Vincentio.

In the 18th century, a prominent British mathematician and astronomer named Thomas Vincenty made significant contributions to the field of geodesy, developing formulas and algorithms for calculating distances and bearings on the Earth's surface, which are still widely used today.

Another notable bearer of the Vincenty name was Maria Vincenty, a Polish actress and singer who gained fame in the early 20th century for her performances in numerous operas and plays. She was born in 1888 and passed away in 1964.

The Vincenty surname has also been associated with several notable individuals in the fields of art, literature, and academia throughout history, including the Polish painter Zygmunt Vincenty (1808-1858), the Italian writer and poet Vincenzo Vincenty (1830-1891), and the American mathematician and professor Alexander Vincenty (1914-2009).

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vincenty

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

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

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