Explore the Family Name Inscoe

The meaning of Inscoe

English (Staffordshire): apparently a habitational name from a lost placename ending in Old Norse skógr ‘wood’, perhaps in Lancashire. This name is now more common in the US than in Britain.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Inscoe held a steady rank in popularity between 2000 and 2010, shifting only slightly from 35,053 to 35,057. However, the count of individuals bearing this surname did increase by approximately 5.6%, from 609 to 643. Interestingly, despite this growth in numbers, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 4.35%, indicating that while the number of people with the surname Inscoe increased, it did not keep pace with the overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,053	#35,057	-0.01%
Count	609	643	5.58%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.22	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Inscoe

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Inscoe. The vast majority of individuals with this surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decrease from 97.37% to 95.33%. In contrast, the percentage identifying as Hispanic increased by 66.41% over the same period, albeit from a much smaller base. It's worth noting that there were no recorded instances of this surname among individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years. Additionally, the percentage of individuals identifying as having two or more races increased notably - up by 51.22%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.37%	95.33%	-2.1%
Hispanic	1.31%	2.18%	66.41%
Two or More Races	0.82%	1.24%	51.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%