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

Vivaldo, 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 Vivaldo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vivaldo in America

Vivaldo is the 49461st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vivaldo surname appeared 425 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 Vivaldo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vivaldo 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 Vivaldo

The surname Vivaldo originated in Italy during the late medieval period. It is derived from the Latin name Vivaldus, which is a combination of the words "vivus" meaning alive and "valdus" meaning strong or robust. The name likely referred to someone who was particularly healthy or vigorous.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname can be found in documents from the 13th century in regions like Tuscany and Umbria. One notable early bearer was Simone Vivaldo, a Genoese navigator from the late 13th century who explored the Atlantic coast of Africa. Records indicate he led an expedition that reached the mouth of the Gambia River around 1291.

In the 14th century, the Vivaldo name appears in Venice's Libro d'Oro, a register of noble families. This suggests the surname had gained prominence by that time. A Niccolò Vivaldo is mentioned as holding a diplomatic post in Constantinople in 1345.

Moving into the Renaissance era, the Vivaldo family produced several accomplished artists and scholars. Giorgio Vivaldo (1457-1525) was a respected painter active in Venice. His contemporary, Agostino Vivaldo (1483-1537), earned renown as a classical scholar and humanist based in Milan.

The 17th century saw the birth of Giovanni Battista Vivaldo (1639-1692), an architect and military engineer from Genoa. He worked extensively across Italy and parts of Europe, fortifying cities like Mantua and Villefranche-sur-Mer in France.

By the 18th century, branches of the Vivaldo family had spread to other Italian regions like Sicily. Giuseppe Vivaldo (1720-1792) from Palermo became a renowned jurist and served as a judge in the Kingdom of Sicily's supreme court.

As the name disseminated further afield, bearers can be found in places like Spain and Latin America from the 19th century onwards. One was the Venezuelan poet and activist Remigio Vivaldo (1864-1928), an early champion of workers' rights.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vivaldo

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

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

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