How common is the surname Greco?

17,150 people in the United States had the surname Greco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,003 Americans. It ranked 2,110th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Greco?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Greco identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Greco?

Antonio Greco, Bolivian footballer, followed by Buddy Greco.

Where is the surname Greco most common?

Wikidata records people named Greco in the United States, Bolivia and Brazil and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Greco getting more or less common?

More common. 17,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,150 in 2010, up 0.8%.

The surname Greco

A surname, carried by 17,150 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex G620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Greco is more common than 98.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 17,150 people named Greco in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 18,003 Americans. That is up 0.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 17,013.

#2,110

rank among US surnames

17,150

people in 2010

5.8

per 100,000 Americans

+0.8%

change since 2000 (was #1,941)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,102	Huddleston	17,231	17,918
#2,103	Hoff	17,223	17,926
#2,104	Staples	17,217	17,933
#2,105	Mireles	17,186	17,965
#2,106	Mohr	17,180	17,971
#2,107	Ambrose	17,178	17,973
#2,108	Bellamy	17,167	17,985

Who is named Greco

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

94% of people named Greco identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Grecos

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Antonio Greco
Bolivian footballer, born 1923
Buddy Greco
American singer and pianist (1926–2017)
Marco Greco
Brazilian former racing driver, born 1963
Paige Greco
Australian Paralympic cyclist (1997–2025)
Paul Greco
American actor (1955-2008)
Vicente Greco
Argentinian composer, 1886–1924

Notable Grecos come mostly from the United States (2), Bolivia (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Greco

Greco has the Soundex code G620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code G620.

Questions

How common is the surname Greco?: 17,150 people in the United States had the surname Greco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 18,003 Americans. It ranked 2,110th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Greco?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Greco identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Greco?: Antonio Greco, Bolivian footballer, followed by Buddy Greco.
Where is the surname Greco most common?: Wikidata records people named Greco in the United States, Bolivia and Brazil and 2 other countries.
Is the surname Greco getting more or less common?: More common. 17,013 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 17,150 in 2010, up 0.8%.