How common is the surname Turco?

2,380 people in the United States had the surname Turco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,725 Americans. It ranked 12,916th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Turco?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Turco identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Turco?

Paige Turco, American actress, followed by Ercílio Turco.

Where is the surname Turco most common?

Wikidata records people named Turco in the United States and Brazil.

Is the surname Turco getting more or less common?

More common. 2,322 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,380 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Turco

A surname, carried by 2,380 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Turco is more common than 92% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,380 people named Turco in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,725 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,322.

#12,916

rank among US surnames

2,380

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #12,282)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,914	Bartsch	2,381	129,671
#12,916	Davids	2,380	129,725
#12,921	Godbey	2,379	129,780

Who is named Turco

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

95% of people named Turco identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
Two or more races 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Turcos

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paige Turco
American actress, born 1965
Ercílio Turco
Brazilian priest (1938-2019)

Notable Turcos come mostly from the United States (1) and Brazil (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Turco

Turco has the Soundex code T620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T620.

Questions

How common is the surname Turco?: 2,380 people in the United States had the surname Turco in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,725 Americans. It ranked 12,916th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Turco?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Turco identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Turco?: Paige Turco, American actress, followed by Ercílio Turco.
Where is the surname Turco most common?: Wikidata records people named Turco in the United States and Brazil.
Is the surname Turco getting more or less common?: More common. 2,322 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,380 in 2010, up 2.5%.