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

Rascoe, 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 Rascoe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Rascoe in America

Rascoe is the 15066th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Rascoe surname appeared 1,958 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 Rascoe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Rascoe 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 Rascoe

The surname Rascoe has its origins in England, emerging in the late medieval period around the 14th century. It is believed to be derived from the Old French word "racaille," which means "rabble" or "rascal." This suggests that the name may have originally been used as a descriptive term for someone who was perceived as a mischievous or troublesome individual.

One of the earliest known references to the name Rascoe can be found in the Pipe Rolls of Bedfordshire from 1379, where a person named "Willelmus Rascaill" is mentioned. The spelling variations during this period include Rascaill, Rascale, and Rascayle, reflecting the evolving nature of surnames in those times.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various records, such as the Parish Registers of Nottinghamshire, where a certain "John Rascoe" was listed in 1591. The name was also found in the Hearth Tax Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1665, with the entry "William Rascoe."

Notably, the Rascoe surname has been associated with several prominent individuals throughout history. One such figure was William Rascoe (1603-1677), an English clergyman and author who served as the Rector of Rowley in Yorkshire. Another notable bearer of the name was Robert Rascoe (1715-1793), a wealthy merchant and landowner from Dorset, England.

In the United States, one of the earliest recorded instances of the Rascoe surname can be found in the Revolutionary War records, where a soldier named James Rascoe (1755-1823) served in the Continental Army. Additionally, the 19th century saw the emergence of a prominent American author and poet named Burton Rascoe (1892-1957), whose works explored themes of social satire and literary criticism.

Other notable individuals with the Rascoe surname include John Rascoe (1870-1941), a British politician and Member of Parliament for the Penistone constituency in Yorkshire, and Mary Rascoe (1892-1978), an American educator and pioneering advocate for women's rights in the field of higher education.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Rascoe

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

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

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