The Genco surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 935 people carried this name — #26,171 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 312,500 people counted. That is down 6% from 992 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Genco surname
Borrowed from Italian Genco, a surname derived from Sicilian jencu (“calf”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Genco» (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 363 people named Genco 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 64 people named Genco.
Most of them — 51 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 8 départements, most often Seine-Saint-Denis.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 48 people named Genco live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
27 people named Genco live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Aargau.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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.
Who carried it
People named Genco,
with a public archive behind them.
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Giacinto Genco 1901–1997 · politician
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Giacinto Genco 1901–1997 · politician
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Robert J. Genco 1938–2019 · microbiologist
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Mario Genco 1939– · writer
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Jess Genco 1997– · basketball player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Genco.
- Gellis 381 · U.S. census
- Gelly 104 · U.S. census
- Gelormini 164 · U.S. census
- Gelsomino 367 · U.S. census
- Gemignani 353 · U.S. census
- Genard 169 · U.S. census
- Gendreau 2,057 · U.S. census
- Gendron 4,537 · U.S. census
- Gene 489 · U.S. census
- Genel 140 · U.S. census
- Gener 308 · U.S. census
- Genes 240 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
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