How common is the surname DeFranco?

2,541 people in the United States had the surname DeFranco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,506 Americans. It ranked 12,242nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname DeFranco?

In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named DeFranco identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named DeFranco?

Buddy DeFranco, American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923–2014), followed by Philip DeFranco.

Where is the surname DeFranco most common?

Wikidata records people named DeFranco in the United States.

Is the surname DeFranco getting more or less common?

More common. 2,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,541 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname DeFranco

A surname, carried by 2,541 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex D165

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). DeFranco is more common than 92.5% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,541 people named DeFranco in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 121,506 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,491.

#12,242

rank among US surnames

2,541

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #11,573)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,236	Maly	2,543	121,410
#12,238	Doby	2,542	121,458
#12,242	Satterlee	2,541	121,506
#12,247	Bondurant	2,540	121,553
#12,250	Koeller	2,539	121,601

Who is named DeFranco

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

91% of people named DeFranco identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous DeFrancos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Buddy DeFranco
American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923–2014)
Philip DeFranco
American YouTube personality, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like DeFranco

DeFranco has the Soundex code D165, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D165.

Questions

How common is the surname DeFranco?: 2,541 people in the United States had the surname DeFranco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 121,506 Americans. It ranked 12,242nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname DeFranco?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named DeFranco identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named DeFranco?: Buddy DeFranco, American jazz clarinetist and bandleader (1923–2014), followed by Philip DeFranco.
Where is the surname DeFranco most common?: Wikidata records people named DeFranco in the United States.
Is the surname DeFranco getting more or less common?: More common. 2,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,541 in 2010, up 2.0%.