Explore the Family Name Checo

The meaning of Checo

Hispanic (Dominican Republic): ethnic name from Spanish checo ‘Czech’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Ramon, Jose, Ana, Rafael, Juan, Luis, Luisa, Mercedes, Ramona, Reina, Amarilis, Artemio.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Checo has seen a slight decrease from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 21,716 in terms of frequency and by 2010, it dropped to the rank of 25,793 – a decline of about 18.77%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also decreased over the same period, from 1,118 people in 2000 to 955 in 2010, indicating a 14.58% decrease. As a proportion per 100,000 people, the surname Checo fell from 0.41 to 0.32, reflecting a 21.95% downward shift.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,716	#25,793	-18.77%
Count	1,118	955	-14.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.32	-21.95%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Checo

Looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Checo in the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is predominantly Hispanic. In 2000, around 94.01% of individuals with the Checo surname identified as Hispanic, and this figure rose slightly to 94.97% by 2010. Other ethnicities associated with the surname included White (4.03% in 2000 and 3.77% in 2010), Two or more races (0.72% in 2000, but none reported in 2010), Black (0.63% in 2000 with no reports in 2010), and American Indian and Alaskan Native (0.63% in 2000, again with no reports in 2010). The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders with the surname Checo was consistently zero throughout both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.01%	94.97%	1.02%
White	4.03%	3.77%	-6.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.72%	0%	0%
Black	0.63%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.63%	0%	0%