Explore the Family Name Errico

The meaning of Errico

Italian: variant of Enrico. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Carmine, Rocco, Antonio, Erminio, Angelo, Canio, Carlo, Ciro, Cosimo, Enzo, Federico.

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Errico saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Errico was ranked as the 15,752nd most popular surname in the United States with a total count of 1,701 occurrences and a proportion of 0.63 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 16,993rd, with a total count of 1,672 occurrences and a proportion of 0.57 per 100,000 people. This represents a change of -7.88 in rank and -1.7 in count.

20002010Change
Rank#15,752#16,993-7.88%
Count1,7011,672-1.7%
Proportion per 100k0.630.57-9.52%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Errico

The Decennial U.S. Census data also reveals trends within the ethnic identity associated with the Errico surname. In both 2000 and 2010, the overwhelming majority of those with the Errico surname identified as White (95.47% in 2000 and 95.93% in 2010). The next largest group, though significantly smaller, identified as Hispanic, increasing from 2.12% in 2000 to 2.27% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also increased slightly, from 0.53% to 0.72%. However, the number of people identifying as belonging to two or more races decreased from 1% to 0.84%. Data for Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities were either zero or suppressed for privacy.

20002010Change
White95.47%95.93%0.48%
Hispanic2.12%2.27%7.08%
Two or More Races1%0.84%-16%
Asian/Pacific Islander0.53%0.72%35.85%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0.88%0%0%