Greco surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Greco surname

In the 2000 U.S. Census, 17,013 people carried this name — #1,941 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 15,800 people counted.

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In Switzerland’s population statistics

1,532 people named Greco live in Switzerland.

They live in 23 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Zurich 282
Ticino 205
Bern 195
Aargau 137
Vaud 114
Geneva 113
St. Gallen 62
Valais 54

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 1,046 people named Greco.

Most of them — 644 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 38 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

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Where they were born

Born outside France 644
Bouches-du-Rhône 78
Loire 68
Paris 59
Rhône 29
Seine-Saint-Denis 20
Var 15
Hauts-de-Seine 14
Hérault 14

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 795 people named Greco 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.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Hainaut 358
Liège 335
Brussels-Capital 47
Limburg 13
Antwerp 12
Flemish Brabant 11
Walloon Brabant 8
Namur 6

Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.

In Poland’s population register

27 people named Greco have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 72 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 7 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Lower Silesian.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Lower Silesian 8
Holy Cross 6
Lublin 4
Opole 3
Masovian 2
Subcarpathian 2
Silesian 2

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In print

Greco in American newspapers,
1906–1963.

Newspaper page from The Sun carrying the name Greco
The Sun 1906-08-05
Newspaper page from The Omaha Morning Bee carrying the name Greco
The Omaha Morning Bee 1923-04-29
Newspaper page from The Daily Alaska Empire carrying the name Greco
The Daily Alaska Empire 1942-06-13

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 37,995 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Greco,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Gioachino Greco
    Gioachino Greco 1600–1634 · writer
  • Luigi Greco Cassia
    Luigi Greco Cassia 1815–1890 · politician
  • Francesco Maria Greco
    Francesco Maria Greco 1857–1931 · presbyter
  • Charles R. Greco
    Charles R. Greco 1873–1963 · architect
  • Paolo Greco
    Paolo Greco 1886–1973 · politician

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 220 lives in all are documented under this name.

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