Explore the Family Name Brancaccio

The meaning of Brancaccio

Italian (southern): 1. from a metathesized form (via Latin Brancatius) of the personal name Pancrazio, Latin Pancratius (see Pankratz). 2. habitational name from a place called Brancaccio, as for example near Palermo, Sicily. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Ciro, Gino, Giovanna, Lia, Pasquale, Salvatore.

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How common is the last name Brancaccio in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Brancaccio surname saw a shift in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 36,860 but by 2010, it had dropped slightly to 39,887, representing an 8.21% decrease. The count of individuals with the Brancaccio surname also experienced a small decline during this period. In 2000, there were 571 people with this surname, while in 2010, that number had fallen to 550, marking a 3.68% decrease. The proportion per 100,000 people also slipped by 9.52%, from 0.21 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,860	#39,887	-8.21%
Count	571	550	-3.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.19	-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brancaccio

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census revealed interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The ethnicity identified as White increased by 2.09%, from 94.57% to 96.55%. The Hispanic category saw a decrease of 23.33%, moving from 4.03% in 2000 to 3.09% in 2010. Interestingly, the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.05% in 2000. No individuals with the Brancaccio surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years, as the percentages for these ethnic identities remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.57%	96.55%	2.09%
Hispanic	4.03%	3.09%	-23.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.05%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%