Explore the Family Name Facio

The meaning of Facio

Americanized form of Italian Fazio. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Fernando, Jose, Juan, Margarita, Rafael, Ruben, Alfredo, Amparo, Araceli, Bino, Blanca, Estela.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Facio has significantly increased between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Facio was ranked as the 20,319th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had jumped to the 16,601st spot, indicating an improvement of 18.3%. Additionally, the number of people bearing the Facio name also rose from 1,217 in 2000 to 1,727 in 2010, a substantial increase of nearly 42%. As a result, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 residents grew by 31.11%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,319	#16,601	18.3%
Count	1,217	1,727	41.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.45	0.59	31.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Facio

Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of those with the surname Facio identify as Hispanic. There was a slight increase in the percentage of Hispanics with this surname from 88.09% in 2000 to 91.26% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 9.86% to 7.06%, while the share of individuals who identify with two or more ethnicities dropped by over half, from 0.82% to 0.35%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native declined slightly from 1.23% to 1.16%. For Asian/Pacific Islander and Black groups, no significant changes were observed because the figures remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	88.09%	91.26%	3.6%
White	9.86%	7.06%	-28.4%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.23%	1.16%	-5.69%
Two or More Races	0.82%	0.35%	-57.32%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%