Explore the Family Name Scarfo

The meaning of Scarfo

Italian (Calabria; also Scarfò): habitational name from Scarfò in Pizzo, in Vibo Valentia province. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Carmine, Carmela, Domenic, Filippo, Rocco, Salvatore.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Scarfo" has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 35,053rd most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had slipped to the 36,525th position, marking a 4.2% drop. Despite this, the number of individuals bearing this name increased marginally from 609 to 612 during the same period. Nevertheless, its proportion per 100k people dropped by 8.7%, indicating that while the Scarfo population grew slightly, it did not keep pace with overall population growth.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,053	#36,525	-4.2%
Count	609	612	0.49%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scarfo

When it comes to the ethnicity of individuals with the surname "Scarfo", the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that they are predominantly White. In 2000, about 97.7% identified as White, a figure that rose slightly to 98.69% by 2010. The number of people identifying as having two or more races dropped from 1.15% in 2000 to none in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic also decreased to zero in 2010 from 0.99% in 2000. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years for the Scarfo surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.7%	98.69%	1.01%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.15%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0.99%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%