How common is the surname Primo?

1,094 people in the United States had the surname Primo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,217 Americans. It ranked 23,283rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Primo?

In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Primo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Primo?

Giancarlo Primo, basketball player and coach (1924-2005).

Where is the surname Primo most common?

Wikidata records people named Primo in the Kingdom of Italy.

Is the surname Primo getting more or less common?

More common. 886 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,094 in 2010, up 24%.

The surname Primo

A surname, carried by 1,094 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Primo is more common than 85.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,094 people named Primo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 282,217 Americans. That is up 24% since 2000, when the Census counted 886.

#23,283

rank among US surnames

1,094

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+23.5%

change since 2000 (was #26,016)

Who is named Primo

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

55% of people named Primo identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 55%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 20%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.9%
Two or more races 1.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Primos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Giancarlo Primo
Basketball player and coach (1924-2005)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Primo

Primo has the Soundex code P650, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P650.

Questions

How common is the surname Primo?: 1,094 people in the United States had the surname Primo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 282,217 Americans. It ranked 23,283rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Primo?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Primo identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Primo?: Giancarlo Primo, basketball player and coach (1924-2005).
Where is the surname Primo most common?: Wikidata records people named Primo in the Kingdom of Italy.
Is the surname Primo getting more or less common?: More common. 886 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,094 in 2010, up 24%.