# Francisco (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/francisco/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Spanish or from Portuguese [in turn transferred from the given name].

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 24,095 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,481 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,814 people |
| Change since 2000 | +34% (17,976 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˌfɹænˈsɪskoʊ̯/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Latin Franciscus. Doublet of Francis. * (given name): From Romance Francisco (Portuguese Francisco, Spanish Francisco) * (moon of Uranus): From the naming pattern established for moons of Uranus, being references to the works of William Shakespeare. From being a character in the play The Tempest

## Who carries it

Share of people named Francisco in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 29% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 42% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 19% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 4.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Francisco in Brazil, the United States and Argentina.

## People named Francisco

- Betty Francisco, American actress (1900–1950)
- Osmar Francisco, Brazilian association football player
- Evelyn Francisco, American actress (1904-1963)
- Candela Belén Francisco Guecamburu, Argentine chess player
- Lady Francisco, Brazilian actress (1940–2019)
- Joseph Francisco, American chemist
- Pablo Francisco, American comedian, actor and writer
- Rodnei, Brazilian association football player
- Manu Gavassi, Brazilian singer-songwriter and actress
- Xavier Dirceu, Brazilian footballer

## Similar surnames

Franklin, Francis, Franco, Frank, Franks, François, France, Franz, Franke, Franck, Franko, Frances.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.