Explore the Family Name Falasco

The meaning of Falasco

Italian: topographic name for someone who lived where fescue grew, from Italian falasco ‘fescue’, or a habitational name from a place so named. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Emidio, Santo.

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

The popularity of the surname Falasco, as per data derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 52,403 in terms of popularity and by 2010 it had fallen to 54,637, indicating a change of -4.26%. The count of individuals with this surname did however increase marginally from 372 to 377, representing a minor growth of 1.34%. Furthermore, the proportion of individuals carrying this surname per 100,000 people saw a decrease of -7.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,403	#54,637	-4.26%
Count	372	377	1.34%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Falasco

In regards to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting trends for those bearing the Falasco surname. While in 2000, no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black, by 2010, 1.59% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 94.35% to 92.04%, while those who identified as Hispanic more than doubled from 2.69% to 5.57% over the decade. There were no changes in the number of individuals who identified as American Indian and Alaskan Native or Black during this period, while those identifying with two or more races dropped from 1.61% in 2000 to none in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.35%	92.04%	-2.45%
Hispanic	2.69%	5.57%	107.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.59%	0%
Two or More Races	1.61%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%