Explore the Family Name Brocco

The meaning of Brocco

Italian: from brocco ‘bud, shoot, sprout’, also ‘nail, stud’, figuratively ‘clot’ (from Latin broccus ‘having protruding teeth’), probably applied as a nickname or perhaps metonymic occupational name. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Cosmo, Gino, Nicola, Rocco, Stefano.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Brocco has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 47,389th most common surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to 54,864th, indicating a decline of 15.77%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the Brocco surname shrank from 421 to 375, marking a 10.93% decrease. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 residents fell by 18.75%, from 0.16 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#47,389	#54,864	-15.77%
Count	421	375	-10.93%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.13	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Brocco

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of those carrying the Brocco surname identify as White, though there was a slight decrease from 95.01% in 2000 to 93.07% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of Broccos identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. Those identifying as Hispanic saw a significant increase, rising from 2.61% in 2000 to 3.73% in 2010, a change of 42.91%. Meanwhile, people who identified as having two or more races made up a small percentage of the Broccos, with a slight decrease from 1.66% to 1.60%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.01%	93.07%	-2.04%
Hispanic	2.61%	3.73%	42.91%
Two or More Races	1.66%	1.6%	-3.61%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%