Explore the Family Name Genco

The meaning of Genco

Italian: nickname for a strong man, from southern Italian genco ‘bullock’ (from Latin iuvencus). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Antonio, Carmel, Concetta, Cosimo, Giuseppe, Luigi, Pasquale, Sal, Santina, Santo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Genco has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname dropped from 23,796 in 2000 to 26,171 in 2010, a decline of approximately 10%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname fell from 992 to 935 during the same period, reflecting a decrease of around 6%. The proportion of people carrying the Genco surname per 100,000 also decreased by 13.51%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,796	#26,171	-9.98%
Count	992	935	-5.75%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.32	-13.51%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Genco

When we look at the ethnic identity associated with the name Genco, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, there are some significant changes between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of people with this name identified as White both in 2000 (95.46%) and 2010 (93.90%), there was a slight decrease of about 1.63% over that decade. Interestingly, the number of people identifying as Hispanic saw a substantial increase of 78.13%, though it's important to note that this is still a relatively small portion of the total. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islander individuals increased by 32.10%, while those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease of 29.14%. For Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories, there was no change from 2000 to 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.46%	93.9%	-1.63%
Hispanic	1.92%	3.42%	78.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	1.07%	32.1%
Two or More Races	1.51%	1.07%	-29.14%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%