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

Esco, 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 Esco surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Esco in America

Esco is the 27707th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Esco surname appeared 868 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 Esco.

We can also compare 2010 data for Esco 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 Esco

The surname ESCO has its origins in the Basque region of northern Spain and southwestern France, dating back to the 12th century. The name is believed to derive from the Basque word "esco," meaning "hand" or "worker," suggesting it may have been an occupational surname for a skilled laborer or artisan.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the ESCO surname can be found in the Cartulario de San Millán de la Cogolla, a medieval manuscript from the Monastery of San Millán de la Cogolla in La Rioja, Spain. This document, dated around 1200, mentions an individual named Sancho Esco.

In the 14th century, the ESCO surname appeared in several Basque place names, such as Escobar (meaning "the house of Esco") and Escoriaza (derived from "Esco" and the Basque word "aza," meaning "plain" or "field"). These place names further solidified the regional origins of the surname.

Notable individuals bearing the ESCO surname throughout history include:

1. Pedro Esco (c. 1450-1520), a Basque merchant and explorer who accompanied Juan Ponce de León on his expeditions to Florida in the early 16th century.

2. Juan Esco de Ibarra (c. 1565-1633), a Spanish conquistador and colonial administrator who served as the Governor of Nueva Vizcaya (present-day northern Mexico) from 1619 to 1623.

3. María Esco y Guevara (1620-1688), a Basque noblewoman and philanthropist known for her support of religious institutions and the poor in Bilbao, Spain.

4. Ignacio Esco Arteaga (1765-1834), a Spanish military officer who fought in the Peninsular War against the French invasion of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars.

5. Pedro Esco Larrañaga (1879-1946), a Basque-American businessman and community leader who co-founded the Esco Corporation, a manufacturer of mining and construction equipment based in Portland, Oregon.

While the ESCO surname originated in the Basque region, it has since spread to other parts of Spain, as well as to Latin America and other parts of the world through emigration. However, its historical roots and linguistic ties to the Basque culture and language remain an integral part of its heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Esco

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

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

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