Explore the Family Name Gasco

The meaning of Gasco

1. Spanish: variant of Gascón (see Gascon), a cognate of 2 below. 2. Catalan (Gascó): from gascó, a habitational name for someone from the province of Gascony (see Gascoigne).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Gasco' has seen a rise between the years 2000 and 2010. The rank of this surname improved from 67,522 in 2000 to 62,531 in 2010, marking a 7.39% increase. In terms of count, the number of individuals with the Gasco surname increased from 273 in 2000 to 320 in 2010, a growth of 17.22%. Furthermore, the proportion of people with this name per 100,000 also increased by 10%, moving from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.11 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,522	#62,531	7.39%
Count	273	320	17.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.11	10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Gasco

In terms of ethnic identity associated with the Gasco surname, there have been some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. Ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black reported no individuals with this surname in both census years. However, the percentage of those identifying as White decreased from 52.01% in 2000 to 47.50% in 2010. On the other hand, the Hispanic ethnicity saw an increase from 23.08% in 2000 to 27.19% in 2010. Additionally, the proportion of those identifying as having two or more races fell from 6.23% to 5.63%. Lastly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native category experienced a small decline, from 17.22% in 2000 to 16.88% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	52.01%	47.5%	-8.67%
Hispanic	23.08%	27.19%	17.81%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	17.22%	16.88%	-1.97%
Two or More Races	6.23%	5.63%	-9.63%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%