Explore the Family Name Rascoe

The meaning of Rascoe

1. Americanized form of Racicot, a surname of French origin. Compare Rasco 2. 2. English: variant of Roscoe. This surname is now rare in Britain.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Rascoe has slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, Rascoe was ranked 14,731st in terms of popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 15,066th position, marking a 2.27% decrease. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the Rascoe surname increased from 1,849 to 1,958 during the same period, representing a growth rate of 5.9%. However, when considered in proportion to every 100,000 people, the frequency of this surname slightly declined by 4.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,731	#15,066	-2.27%
Count	1,849	1,958	5.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.66	-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rascoe

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the Rascoe surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native was reported as zero in 2010, down from 0.32% and 0.49% respectively in 2000. The proportion of those identifying as White decreased by 11.02%, while the percentage of those identifying as Black increased by 4.78%. Also noteworthy is the significant increase in the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic (122.58%) and those identifying with two or more races (73.13%) over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	47.86%	50.15%	4.78%
White	47.81%	42.54%	-11.02%
Two or More Races	2.27%	3.93%	73.13%
Hispanic	1.24%	2.76%	122.58%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.32%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.49%	0%	0%