Explore the Family Name Sammarco

The meaning of Sammarco

Italian (mainly southern): habitational name from any of the many places, notably in southern Italy, named with San Marco or Sammarco (from the dedication of their churches to Saint Mark; see Mark). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Vito, Carmine, Cono, Giuseppe, Carlo, Carmela, Carmino, Dino, Ermanno, Gennaro.

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

The surname Sammarco saw a slight increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. It moved up in rank from 28,947 in 2000 to 28,380 in 2010, marking a change of around 1.96%. In terms of count, there was an 8.8% growth observed with 773 people bearing the name in 2000 and 841 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100k remained stable at 0.29 throughout this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,947	#28,380	1.96%
Count	773	841	8.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.29	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sammarco

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Sammarco, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that it was predominantly identified as White in both years. The percentage of people identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.38% in 2000 to 95.24% in 2010. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.07% in 2000 to 3.21% in 2010. Those identifying with two or more races saw a decrease from 1.03% in 2000 to 0.59% in 2010. Meanwhile, a new group emerged in 2010 with 0.59% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander. The categories of Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native had no representation for this surname in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.38%	95.24%	-1.18%
Hispanic	2.07%	3.21%	55.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.59%	0%
Two or More Races	1.03%	0.59%	-42.72%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%