The Falco surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,695 people carried this name — #7,126 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 62,900 people counted. That is up 6% from 4,449 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Falco surname
Borrowed from Romance; from Italian Falco and Catalan Falcó.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Falco» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 3,104 people named Falco live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 704 people named Falco.
225 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 44 départements, most often Var.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
164 people named Falco live in Switzerland.
They live in 13 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
22 people named Falco have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 36 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in West Pomeranian.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In print
Falco in American newspapers,
1908–1921.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,576 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Falco,
with a public archive behind them.
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Carolina Falco 1839–1906 · ballet dancer -
Marcelle Legrand-Falco 1880–1985 · nurse
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Siard Falco 1628–1677
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Michele de Falco 1688–1732 · composer
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Francesco Falco 1830–1899 · philosopher
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Pasquale Falco 1838–1882 · lawyer
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Falco.
- Faix 232 · U.S. census
- Fajardo 15,100 · U.S. census
- Falanga 525 · U.S. census
- Falbo 1,376 · U.S. census
- Falce 228 · U.S. census
- Falck 892 · U.S. census
- Falcon 15,125 · U.S. census
- Falcone 7,423 · U.S. census
- Falconi 521 · U.S. census
- Falk 11,979 · U.S. census
- Fall 5,060 · U.S. census
- Falla 764 · U.S. census
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