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

Vizueth, 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 Vizueth surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vizueth in America

Vizueth is the 86981st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vizueth surname appeared 214 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 Vizueth.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vizueth 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 Vizueth

The surname VIZUETH has its origins in the southern regions of Spain, dating back to the late 15th century. It is believed to have derived from the Spanish words "viejo" meaning old and "suelo" meaning land or soil, suggesting that the name may have referred to someone who lived on or owned ancient or historical lands.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the VIZUETH surname can be found in the municipal archives of the city of Seville, where a certain Pedro VIZUETH is mentioned as a landowner in the year 1492. This coincides with the period immediately following the Reconquista, when many Spanish families were being granted titles and lands as a reward for their loyalty to the Catholic Monarchs.

In the 16th century, the VIZUETH name appears to have spread to other parts of Spain, particularly the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura. There are records of a Juan VIZUETH, born in 1532 in the town of Jerez de la Frontera, who was a renowned poet and scholar during the Spanish Golden Age.

The VIZUETH family is also said to have had connections to the Spanish nobility. In the late 17th century, a Diego VIZUETH is recorded as having been a knight in the Order of Santiago, one of the most prestigious military orders in Spain at the time.

As the Spanish empire expanded into the Americas, the VIZUETH name found its way across the Atlantic. In the late 18th century, a Francisco VIZUETH is documented as having been a prominent landowner and cattle rancher in the viceroyalty of New Spain, which encompassed much of present-day Mexico and parts of Central America.

Other notable individuals with the VIZUETH surname include Mariana VIZUETH (1723-1801), a celebrated painter from Seville whose works can be found in several Spanish museums; and Rodrigo VIZUETH (1876-1952), a prominent lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Spanish parliament during the early 20th century.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vizueth

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

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

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