Explore the Family Name Vercillo

The meaning of Vercillo

Italian (Calabria): nickname from a pet form of vercio ‘cross-eyed’ (see Guercio).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Vercillo has seen a slight decrease over the past decade. In 2000, the name was ranked 64,385th in popularity and by 2010 it had slipped to 65,593rd, marking a 1.88% drop. However, the absolute count of people bearing the surname increased from 289 in 2000 to 302 in 2010, reflecting an increase of 4.5%. The proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people also decreased slightly, from 0.11 to 0.1 or 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#65,593	-1.88%
Count	289	302	4.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Vercillo

When it comes to the ethnicity of those carrying the Vercillo surname according to the Decennial U.S. Census, it is overwhelmingly associated with individuals of white ethnic identity, though there were minor changes between 2000 and 2010. During this period, the percentage of individuals identifying as white dropped slightly from 95.5% to 92.38%, a decrease of 3.27%. Those reporting their ethnicity as two or more races also decreased from 2.08% to 1.66%. Interestingly, the surname saw a significant rise among those identifying as Hispanic, with the percentage increasing from 1.73% in 2000 to 4.64% in 2010, a substantial growth of 168.21%. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year for this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.5%	92.38%	-3.27%
Hispanic	1.73%	4.64%	168.21%
Two or More Races	2.08%	1.66%	-20.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%