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

Volpone, 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 Volpone surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Volpone in America

Volpone is the 77012th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Volpone surname appeared 249 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 Volpone.

We can also compare 2010 data for Volpone 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 Volpone

The surname Volpone is of Italian origin, derived from the words "volpe" meaning fox and "one" meaning large or big. It is believed to have originated in the 14th century in the region of Tuscany, Italy, with the earliest recorded use of the name dating back to the late medieval period.

During the Renaissance, the name Volpone gained notoriety through Ben Jonson's satirical play "Volpone, or The Fox," first performed in 1606. The play's protagonist, Volpone, is a wealthy Venetian who pretends to be on his deathbed to trick legacy hunters into showering him with gifts.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Volpone was Giovanni Volpone, a prominent merchant and banker who lived in Florence during the 15th century. He is mentioned in several historical records and documents from that time period.

In the 16th century, the name Volpone appears in the written works of the Italian philosopher and writer, Pietro Aretino, who referred to a certain Girolamo Volpone in his satirical letters.

Another notable figure with the surname Volpone was Antonio Volpone, a 17th-century Italian painter and engraver known for his religious works and portraits. He was born in Treviso, Italy, around 1610 and died in Rome in 1672.

The name Volpone is also associated with the Italian town of Volpone, located in the province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia Giulia region of northeastern Italy. The town's name is derived from the Latin word "vulpes," meaning fox, and may have influenced the surname's etymology.

In the 19th century, a prominent Italian lawyer and politician, Filippo Volpone, served as a member of the Italian Parliament and was involved in the unification of Italy. He was born in Naples in 1826 and died in Rome in 1898.

While not as common today as it once was, the surname Volpone continues to be found in various regions of Italy, particularly in the northern and central parts of the country.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Volpone

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

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

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