Find out how popular the last name Carcano is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Carcano.

Carcano, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Carcano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Carcano in America

Carcano is the 42579th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Carcano surname appeared 509 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Carcano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Carcano to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Carcano

The surname Carcano originated in Italy, with its earliest known origins dating back to the 16th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Italian word "carcano," which means "from Carcano," a small town located in the province of Como, in the region of Lombardy.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Carcano can be found in a document from the town of Cantù, near Como, dated 1578. This document mentions a certain Giovanni Carcano, who was a landowner in the area.

In the 17th century, the name Carcano began to appear in various records and manuscripts across northern Italy, particularly in the regions of Lombardy and Piedmont. One notable mention is in a legal document from 1642, which refers to a Girolamo Carcano, a wealthy merchant from Milan.

The 18th century saw the rise of several notable individuals bearing the surname Carcano. One such person was Antonio Carcano (1697-1768), a renowned architect who was responsible for the design of several churches and palaces in Milan and its surrounding areas.

In the 19th century, the Carcano name gained further prominence with the birth of Giuseppe Carcano (1822-1895), an Italian entrepreneur and industrialist who founded the Carcano Rifle Factory in Terni, Italy. This factory would go on to produce the Carcano rifle, which became the standard issue rifle for the Italian armed forces during World War I and World War II.

Another significant figure with the surname Carcano was Giulio Carcano (1867-1954), an Italian mathematician and physicist who made important contributions to the fields of geometry and celestial mechanics. He served as a professor at the University of Pavia and was a member of the prestigious Accademia dei Lincei.

The surname Carcano has also been associated with several notable place names throughout Italy. For example, the town of Carcano in the province of Como, from which the name is believed to have originated, was formerly known as "Carcanum" in ancient Roman times.

While the Carcano surname is most commonly associated with Italy, it has also been found in small numbers in other parts of the world, likely due to migration and immigration patterns over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Carcano

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Carcano.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Carcano was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Carcano has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Carcano was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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