Explore the Family Name Cancio

The meaning of Cancio

Galician: habitational name from Cancio in Lugo (Galicia, Spain). Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Carlos, Miguel, Humberto, Leopoldo, Catalina, Laureano, Rodolfo, Silvia, Altagracia, Arcadio, Armando.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cancio has seen a rise in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Cancio was ranked at 30,716 in terms of surname frequency, but by 2010, it had jumped to a rank of 24,090 — a change of 21.57 percent. Additionally, the number of people with the Cancio surname increased from 716 in 2000 to 1,045 in 2010, marking a substantial rise of 45.95 percent. The proportion of individuals named Cancio per 100,000 residents also increased from 0.27 to 0.35 during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,716	#24,090	21.57%
Count	716	1,045	45.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.35	29.63%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cancio

When it comes to ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that there have been some shifts within the Cancio surname holders between 2000 and 2010. The largest percentage of Cancios identified as Hispanic, a figure that remained almost unchanged at approximately 61.6 percent. The second most prevalent ethnicity was Asian/Pacific Islander, which saw an increase from 22.77 percent to 25.93 percent. However, representation of those identifying as two or more races decreased sharply by 51.48 percent, while the percentage of white Cancios also dropped slightly. Data for Black individuals and American Indian and Alaskan Natives were either suppressed or showed no presence.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	61.59%	61.63%	0.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	22.77%	25.93%	13.88%
White	11.59%	10.53%	-9.15%
Two or More Races	2.37%	1.15%	-51.48%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.68%	0%	0%