Explore the Family Name Scordo

The meaning of Scordo

Italian (Calabria and Sicily): from a regional word derived from medieval Greek skordon ‘garlic’ (classical Greek skorodon), used to denote a grower or seller of garlic. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Francesco, Nunzio, Pasquale, Rosario, Sal, Vincenzo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Scordo has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 50,178th most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 54,637th position, reflecting a decline of approximately 8.89%. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased during this time period from 392 to 377, a drop of about 3.83%. Consequently, for every 100k people in the population, the proportion having the surname Scordo fell from 0.15 to 0.13, a reduction of 13.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#50,178	#54,637	-8.89%
Count	392	377	-3.83%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Scordo

The Decennial U.S. Census data regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Scordo shows that it is overwhelmingly linked with individuals identifying as White. In 2000, around 97.96% of people with this surname were identified as White; however, this figure slightly dropped to 97.35% by 2010. There's no significant change in other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native from 2000 to 2010, as the percentages remained at zero in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.96%	97.35%	-0.62%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%