Explore the Family Name Rasco

The meaning of Rasco

1. English: variant of Roscoe. 2. Variant of Rascoe 1, a surname of French origin.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rasco has seen a significant rise in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 14,809 and increased to a rank of 13,418 by 2010, showing a change of 9.39%. The number of people with this surname also saw an increase of 23.56% during the same period, from 1,838 in 2000 to 2,271 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 people grew by 13.24%, indicating that the surname Rasco is becoming more common among the U.S. population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,809	#13,418	9.39%
Count	1,838	2,271	23.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.68	0.77	13.24%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rasco

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Rasco, using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, several changes can be observed from 2000 to 2010. People who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander and carry this surname increased by 47.28%, while those identifying as two or more races increased by 7.46%. There was a noticeable 72.37% increase among those identifying as Hispanic. Conversely, there was a decrease of 8.68% in people identifying as White carrying the surname Rasco. A slight decrease of 0.80% was noticed amongst Black individuals with this surname. Interestingly, the American Indian and Alaskan Native group saw a 100% increase, although they remain a small proportion of individuals with the surname Rasco.

	2000	2010	Change
White	76.82%	70.15%	-8.68%
Hispanic	7.13%	12.29%	72.37%
Black	11.32%	11.23%	-0.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.39%	3.52%	47.28%
Two or More Races	2.01%	2.16%	7.46%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.33%	0.66%	100%