How common is the surname Porcaro?

1,698 people in the United States had the surname Porcaro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,829 Americans. It ranked 16,809th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Porcaro?

In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Porcaro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Porcaro?

Steve Porcaro, American keyboardist and composer, followed by Jeff Porcaro.

Where is the surname Porcaro most common?

Wikidata records people named Porcaro in the United States and United States of America.

Is the surname Porcaro getting more or less common?

More common. 1,548 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,698 in 2010, up 9.7%.

The surname Porcaro

An Italian surname, carried by 1,698 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P626

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Porcaro is more common than 89.6% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Porcaro.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,698 people named Porcaro in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 181,829 Americans. That is up 9.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,548.

#16,809

rank among US surnames

1,698

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+9.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,944)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,802	Legler	1,699	181,722
#16,809	Porcaro	1,698	181,829

Who is named Porcaro

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

82% of people named Porcaro identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 16%
Two or more races 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Porcaros

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Steve Porcaro
American keyboardist and composer, born 1957
Jeff Porcaro
American drummer (1954–1992)
Mike Porcaro
American bassist (1955–2015)
Joe Porcaro
American drummer (1930–2020)

Notable Porcaros come mostly from the United States (3) and United States of America (1).

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Porcaro come from?: Borrowed from Italian Porcaro.
How common is the surname Porcaro?: 1,698 people in the United States had the surname Porcaro in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 181,829 Americans. It ranked 16,809th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Porcaro?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Porcaro identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Porcaro?: Steve Porcaro, American keyboardist and composer, followed by Jeff Porcaro.
Where is the surname Porcaro most common?: Wikidata records people named Porcaro in the United States and United States of America.
Is the surname Porcaro getting more or less common?: More common. 1,548 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,698 in 2010, up 9.7%.