Explore the Family Name Porcaro

The meaning of Porcaro

Italian: occupational name for a swineherd, porcaro. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Carmine, Antonio, Carlo, Dino, Gino, Giovanni, Leonardo, Luigi, Pasquale, Santo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Porcaro has shown a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 16,944 in terms of prevalence, but by 2010, it had improved slightly to rank 16,809. The count of individuals carrying this surname also increased from 1,548 in 2000 to 1,698 in 2010, marking a 9.69% growth in people bearing the Porcaro surname. Also, the proportion per 100,000 people increased minimally from 0.57 to 0.58 during this ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,944	#16,809	0.8%
Count	1,548	1,698	9.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.57	0.58	1.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Porcaro

Regarding ethnicity associated with the Porcaro surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that most individuals with this surname identified as White, although there was a small decrease in this group from 88.57% in 2000 to 82.27% in 2010. The census data also shows an increase in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic, climbing from 10.21% in 2000 to 16.02% in 2010. The percentage of those claiming two or more ethnicities rose from 0.52% to 0.77% over the decade. However, the percentage of those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped slightly from 0.45% to 0.35%. There were no individuals bearing the Porcaro surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.57%	82.27%	-7.11%
Hispanic	10.21%	16.02%	56.9%
Two or More Races	0.52%	0.77%	48.08%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.45%	0.35%	-22.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%