Explore the Family Name Frederico

The meaning of Frederico

1. Portuguese: from the personal name Frederico, an equivalent of German Friedrich. 2. Altered form of Italian Federico.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Frederico has significantly declined in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 45,227th but fell to 116,829th by 2010, a decrease of 158.32 percent. The count of people carrying this surname also dropped from 446 in 2000 to 149 in 2010, representing a decrease of 66.59 percent. The proportion per 100,000 people with this surname likewise declined from 0.17 to 0.05 during the same period, a drop of 70.59 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,227	#116,829	-158.32%
Count	446	149	-66.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.05	-70.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Frederico

The Decennial U.S. Census data on the ethnicity associated with the surname Frederico reveals interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as white with this surname decreased from 86.32 percent to 80.54 percent. Meanwhile, the percentage of those identifying as Black increased significantly from 2.91 percent to 8.05 percent, a rise of 176.63 percent. The portion identifying as Hispanic saw a slight increase from 8.74 percent to 9.40 percent. The data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed or remained at zero, while the percentage of those identifying with two or more races went from 1.12 percent in 2000 to zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.32%	80.54%	-6.7%
Hispanic	8.74%	9.4%	7.55%
Black	2.91%	8.05%	176.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.12%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%