Explore the Family Name Faro

The meaning of Faro

1. Italian (Sicily and Calabria) and Portuguese: topographic name from faro ‘lighthouse’ (from Greek pharos), or a habitational name from any of several places called with this word. Compare Lo Faro. 2. English: variant of Farrow, Farrar, and Farrah. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Alfio, Angelo, Annamarie, Domenic, Salvatore, Santo, Amedeo, Concetta, Gaetano, Marco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname 'Faro' has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname rose from 26,493 in 2000 to 25,935 in 2010, marking a 2.11% change. The census count showed that there were 866 individuals with the Faro surname in 2000, and this number increased by 9.35% to 947 by 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.32 over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,493	#25,935	2.11%
Count	866	947	9.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.32	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Faro

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes for the Faro surname between 2000 and 2010. Notably, there was a significant increase in individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, with the percentage increasing from 0.58% in 2000 to 2.01% in 2010, representing a change of 246.55%. Conversely, those identifying as White decreased from 91.80% to 87.33% during the same period. The Hispanic ethnicity saw an increase from 4.50% to 8.24%, while the Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities both dropped to zero in 2010. The representation of two or more races slightly decreased from 1.27% to 1.16%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.8%	87.33%	-4.87%
Hispanic	4.5%	8.24%	83.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	2.01%	246.55%
Two or More Races	1.27%	1.16%	-8.66%
Black	1.04%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.81%	0%	0%