Explore the Family Name Marenco

The meaning of Marenco

Italian: variant of Marengo. This surname is also found in El Salvador. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Alvaro, Carlo, Marcela, Mario, Ricardo, Rolando, Dario, Flavio, Marco, Romeo, Silvio. Spanish Jose, Adelaida, Alejandro, Amparo, Ana, Blanca, Carlos.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Marenco saw an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 20,831st, but rose to 17,613th by 2010, a notable increase of 15.45%. Additionally, there was a significant increase in the number of people bearing this last name, from 1,178 to 1,595, marking a 35.4% rise. This accounted for a proportion increase from 0.44 to 0.54 per 100,000 people.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,831	#17,613	15.45%
Count	1,178	1,595	35.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.54	22.73%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Marenco

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the Marenco surname, it's clear that the majority of individuals identify as Hispanic — 73.51% in 2000 and 74.98% in 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. There was a small decrease in those identifying as White, from 24.87% to 23.57%, and a smaller yet significant decrease in those identifying with two or more races, from 0.59% to 0.38%. The Asian/Pacific Islander category saw complete suppression in 2010, dropping from 0.51% in 2000. Interestingly, there was an appearance of Black ethnicity representation in 2010 at 0.63%, where there had been none in 2000. American Indian and Alaskan Native identifications remained suppressed throughout both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	73.51%	74.98%	2%
White	24.87%	23.57%	-5.23%
Black	0%	0.63%	0%
Two or More Races	0.59%	0.38%	-35.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.51%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%