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

Vullo, 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 Vullo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Vullo in America

Vullo is the 42790th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Vullo surname appeared 506 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 Vullo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Vullo 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 Vullo

The surname Vullo is believed to have originated in Italy, specifically in the regions of Sicily and Calabria. It is thought to have derived from the Latin word "vultus," meaning "countenance" or "facial expression." This suggests that the name may have originally referred to someone with a distinctive facial feature or expression.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Vullo date back to the 13th century in Sicilian and Calabrian records. In the 1300s, a nobleman named Guglielmo Vullo was mentioned in a manuscript from the town of Salemi in western Sicily. Another early reference is to a landed family called the Vulli, who owned estates in the Calabrian town of Nicastro during the 15th century.

In the 16th century, a notable figure named Pietro Vullo was a prominent jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the court of the Kingdom of Naples. He was born in Reggio Calabria in 1520 and his writings on Neapolitan law were widely influential during that era.

During the 17th century, the name Vullo appears in records from the Sicilian town of Noto, where a family of that name held land and were involved in local politics. One member, Francesco Vullo (1635-1698), served as the mayor of Noto for several years in the latter part of the century.

In the 19th century, a renowned Sicilian historian and archaeologist named Vincenzo Vullo (1807-1888) made significant contributions to the study of ancient Greek and Roman sites on the island. He was born in Palermo and published numerous works on the history and artifacts of Sicily's classical past.

Another individual of note was the Italian painter and sculptor Giuseppe Vullo (1843-1912), who was born in the town of Cefalù in northern Sicily. He studied art in Naples and later taught at the Academy of Fine Arts in Palermo, where he became known for his portraits and religious works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Vullo

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

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

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