Explore the Family Name Fuoco

The meaning of Fuoco

Italian: from fuoco ‘fire’ or alternatively from Latin focus ‘hearth, fireplace’, possibly applied as a metonymic occupational name for someone employed to light and maintain a fire or someone who had the task of counting domestic hearths. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Cosmo, Luigi, Pasquale, Vito, Angelo, Carmine, Dino, Domenic, Donato, Egidio, Ettore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Fuoco has shown a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 34,856th, but it moved up to 32,710th by 2010, an increase of about 6.16%. The count of individuals with this surname also experienced growth, increasing from 613 in 2000 to 702 in 2010, marking an increase of 14.52%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Fuoco per 100k also saw a slight increment from 0.23 to 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,856	#32,710	6.16%
Count	613	702	14.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.24	4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Fuoco

When it comes to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Fuoco identify as White. This group made up 96.74% in 2000 and slightly decreased to 96.44% by 2010. There is no recorded change for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native over the decade. However, there's a noticeable increase among those who identify as Hispanic, with the proportion growing by 50% from 1.14% in 2000 to 1.71% in 2010. Those identifying as being of Two or more races dropped from 1.31% to 1.00%, a decrease of 23.66%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.74%	96.44%	-0.31%
Hispanic	1.14%	1.71%	50%
Two or More Races	1.31%	1%	-23.66%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%