Explore the Family Name Francesco

The meaning of Francesco

Italian: from the personal name Francesco (from Latin Franciscus), an equivalent of Francis. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Gabriele, Giovanni, Pasquale, Rocco, Salvatore. Spanish Carlota, Garcia, Romana.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Francesco has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Francesco was the 57,849th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had fallen in rank to 71,678, indicating a decrease in popularity of approximately 23.91%. Similarly, the count of individuals with the surname Francesco also fell from 329 in 2000 to 272 in 2010, a reduction of around 17.33%. The proportion of people named Francesco per 100,000 also witnessed a dip of 25%, falling from 0.12 in 2000 to 0.09 a decade later.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,849	#71,678	-23.91%
Count	329	272	-17.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.09	-25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Francesco

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides an insight into the ethnicity of those with the surname Francesco. In 2000, 91.49% of the Francesco surname holders identified as White, which decreased slightly to 87.13% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic represented 5.47% in 2000, which more than doubled to 11.03% in 2010. Interestingly, in 2000 approximately 1.82% of those with the surname Francesco identified as belonging to two or more races, however, this figure was not present in 2010. No individuals with the surname Francesco were recorded as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.49%	87.13%	-4.77%
Hispanic	5.47%	11.03%	101.65%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.82%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%