Explore the Family Name Lo Coco

The meaning of Lo Coco

Italian (Sicily; also Lococo): variant of Coco ‘cook’, with the addition of the definite article lo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Sal, Antonino, Gasper, Salvator, Corrado, Francesca, Francesco, Gaetana, Gaetano, Ignazio, Pasquale.

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How common is the last name Lo Coco in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Lo Coco' has slightly declined from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, 'Lo Coco' ranked 18,373 in popularity and had a count of 1,390. However, by 2010, its rank dropped to 20,192 with a count of 1,320. This represents a decrease of 9.9% in rank and a 5.04% drop in count. Additionally, the proportion of people with the 'Lo Coco' surname per 100,000 individuals decreased by 13.46%, from 0.52 in 2000 to 0.45 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,373	#20,192	-9.9%
Count	1,390	1,320	-5.04%
Proportion per 100k	0.52	0.45	-13.46%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lo Coco

The ethnic identity associated with the 'Lo Coco' surname also showed changes between 2000 and 2010, as reflected in the Decennial U.S. Census data. The proportion of individuals who identified as White decreased slightly by 2.39%, from 94.53% to 92.27%. There was an increase in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and as Hispanic, with changes of 174.14% and 86.51% respectively. The proportion of individuals identifying as two or more races declined by 42.11%, while the proportions of those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained unchanged at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.53%	92.27%	-2.39%
Hispanic	2.52%	4.7%	86.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	1.59%	174.14%
Two or More Races	2.09%	1.21%	-42.11%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%