Explore the Family Name Brocato

The meaning of Brocato

Italian (Sicily): 1. variant of Brucato. 2. metonymicoccupational name for a weaver or cloth merchant, from Sicilian brucato ‘brocade’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Sal, Salvatore, Santo, Cosimo, Antonio, Carmelo, Carmine, Michelina, Pasquale, Santi.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Brocato" saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 14,680 in the United States, but by 2010, it had slipped to 15,434, marking a 5.14% decrease. Despite this, the absolute number of people with the "Brocato" surname increased by 2.21%, from 1,857 in 2000 to 1,898 in 2010. However, when viewed as a proportion of the population per 100k, the presence of the surname dropped by 7.25%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,680	#15,434	-5.14%
Count	1,857	1,898	2.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.64	-7.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brocato

The ethnicity associated with the "Brocato" surname also shifted during this decade, as per the Decennial U.S. Census data. The largest ethnic identity, White, decreased slightly from 94.51% in 2000 to 92.31% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly by 39.62%, rising to 5.11% in 2010. People of Asian/Pacific Islander descent and those of two or more races also saw increases, with the latter almost doubling to 1.32%. New appearances were made by individuals identifying as Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native, though these groups remain a small fraction of the total.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.51%	92.31%	-2.33%
Hispanic	3.66%	5.11%	39.62%
Two or More Races	0.7%	1.32%	88.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.59%	0.68%	15.25%
Black	0%	0.32%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.26%	0%