Explore the Family Name Lo Monaco

The meaning of Lo Monaco

Italian (southern; also Lomonaco): variant of Monaco, with the addition of the definite article lo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Vito, Sal, Agostino, Angelo, Carmine, Dino, Enrico, Filippo, Gasper, Salvator, Serafino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Lo Monaco maintained a stable position in terms of popularity between 2000 and 2010. In these years, it held its rank at approximately 18,712th most common surname in the United States, with an insignificant change in ranking position. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 8.26 percent from 1,356 to 1,468 over this decade. The proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.5.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,712	#18,715	-0.02%
Count	1,356	1,468	8.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.5	0.5	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Lo Monaco

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Lo Monaco shows interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010, as per the Decennial U.S. Census information. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, although there was a minor decrease from 94.91 percent to 93.26 percent during this period. The Hispanic representation saw a significant increase, growing by 73.84 percent to reach 5.25 percent in 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races dropped by 38.71 percent, down to 0.95 percent. No individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.91%	93.26%	-1.74%
Hispanic	3.02%	5.25%	73.84%
Two or More Races	1.55%	0.95%	-38.71%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%