Explore the Family Name Franceschi

The meaning of Franceschi

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Francesco. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Gonzalo, Juan, Amalia, Carlos, Francisco, Mario, Adriano, Armando, Egisto, Elena, Elvira, Enrique. Italian Aldo, Dino, Antonio, Dario, Franco, Geronimo, Gino, Giuseppe, Marco, Paolo, Remo, Reno.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Franceschi has seen a rise in popularity over a decade. In 2000, Franceschi was ranked 22,336th in terms of popularity and had an occurrence of 1,076. As of 2010, however, it had climbed up to the 21,119th position with a count of 1,243 - marking a positive change of 5.45% in rank and a 15.52% increase in count. The proportion per 100,000 people also increased by 5%, from 0.4 in 2000 to 0.42 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,336	#21,119	5.45%
Count	1,076	1,243	15.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.42	5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Franceschi

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows significant shifts within the Franceschi surname bearers. While there were no Asian/Pacific Islanders or American Indian and Alaskan Natives recorded in both 2000 and 2010, other ethnic identities experienced changes. The percentage of those identifying as "White" decreased from 53.25% to 47.39% between 2000 and 2010. Conversely, the proportion of individuals identifying as "Hispanic" increased from 44.61% to 50.52%. Those identifying with "Two or more races" saw a slight increase from 0.46% to 0.56%, while the "Black" identity experienced a small decrease from 1.30% to 1.21%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	44.61%	50.52%	13.25%
White	53.25%	47.39%	-11%
Black	1.3%	1.21%	-6.92%
Two or More Races	0.46%	0.56%	21.74%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%