Explore the Family Name Pacho

The meaning of Pacho

Spanish: 1. from the personal name Pacho, a pet form of Francisco. 2. nickname from pacho ‘indolent, lazy’.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Pacho increased in popularity within the United States between the years 2000 to 2010, according to Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the name ranked 62,577th in terms of overall prevalence and increased to rank 51,281st by 2010, marking an 18.05% growth. The number of individuals with the surname Pacho also grew during this time period from 299 to 406, a rise of 35.79%. Consequently, the proportion of Pachos per 100,000 people also increased from 0.11 to 0.14, indicating a 27.27% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,577	#51,281	18.05%
Count	299	406	35.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.14	27.27%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pacho

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data exhibits changes in the distribution of ethnic identities associated with the surname Pacho from 2000 to 2010. While the majority, 67.24%, identified as Hispanic in 2010, up from 63.21% in 2000, there was a notable increase in the percentage identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, growing from 22.07% to 23.15%. There was a decline in those identifying as White, down from 10.37% in 2000 to 6.90% in 2010. Notably, in 2010, 1.23% identified as Black, a category that was not represented in the 2000 data. The proportion identifying as having two or more races dropped to zero in 2010 from 3.01% in 2000. Those classified as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	63.21%	67.24%	6.38%
Asian/Pacific Islander	22.07%	23.15%	4.89%
White	10.37%	6.9%	-33.46%
Black	0%	1.23%	0%
Two or More Races	3.01%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%