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

DeFrancisco, 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 DeFrancisco surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeFrancisco in America

DeFrancisco is the 11890th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeFrancisco surname appeared 2,633 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname DeFrancisco.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeFrancisco 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 DeFrancisco

The surname DeFrancisco originates from Italy and can be traced back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the combination of the Italian words "de" meaning "from" and "Francisco" meaning "Francis". This suggests that the name may have been given to individuals who lived near or were associated with a place or landmark named after St. Francis of Assisi.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in historical documents from regions such as Calabria, Sicily, and Campania. In these areas, variations of the spelling, including "de Francisco", "de Franciscis", and "di Francisco", were common during the Middle Ages.

One notable historical reference to the name DeFrancisco can be found in the records of the Sicilian town of Messina, where a merchant named Giovanni DeFrancisco is mentioned in a trade document dated 1427. Another early record comes from the city of Naples, where a nobleman named Ettore DeFrancisco was listed as a landowner in the year 1512.

In the 16th century, the name DeFrancisco began to spread throughout other parts of Italy and beyond. Antonio DeFrancisco, a soldier from Genoa, fought in the Italian Wars against the French between 1551 and 1559. Giulia DeFrancisco, born in Rome in 1602, was a renowned artist and painter during the Baroque period.

As the name gained prominence, it was also carried by several notable figures in the arts and sciences. Pietro DeFrancisco (1673-1743), a composer and violinist from Venice, was renowned for his contributions to the development of the concerto grosso. Tommaso DeFrancisco (1789-1864), a mathematician and astronomer from Naples, made significant advancements in the field of celestial mechanics.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DeFrancisco in the Americas can be traced back to the late 18th century, when a family of Italian immigrants settled in New York City. Giovanni DeFrancisco, born in 1776, was a merchant and trader who established a successful business in the city.

These examples illustrate the rich history and widespread presence of the surname DeFrancisco across various regions and time periods, reflecting its Italian origins and the contributions of individuals who carried this name throughout the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeFrancisco

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

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 DeFrancisco 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 DeFrancisco 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 DeFrancisco was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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