Explore the Family Name Varisco

The meaning of Varisco

Italian: variant of Guarisco. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Alessandra, Angelo, Biagio, Enrico, Salvatore, Vito. Spanish Jaime, Javier, Luis, Rodolfo.

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

The surname Varisco, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, held its rank in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010, with a slight drop of 0.45 percent, pushing it from rank 42,529 to 42,720. Despite the minor decrease in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 5.63 percent, rising from 480 in 2000 to 507 in 2010. The proportion of Variscos per 100,000 people also experienced a small decline during this period, dropping by 5.56 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,529	#42,720	-0.45%
Count	480	507	5.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Varisco

As for the ethnic identity associated with the surname Varisco, the Decennial U.S. Census presents some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The vast majority of individuals identified as white, though there was a slight decrease from 93.96 percent to 89.94 percent. This period also saw an increase in the percentage of Variscos who identify as Hispanic, which rose significantly from 4.58 percent to 7.30 percent, a change of 59.39 percent. There were no recorded Variscos in 2000 or 2010 who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The census did record a small population identifying as being of two or more races in 2010, however, the specific number was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.96%	89.94%	-4.28%
Hispanic	4.58%	7.3%	59.39%
Two or More Races	0%	0.99%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%