The Rascon surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,274 people carried this name — #5,537 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 46,900 people counted. That is up 32% from 4,754 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Rascon surname

Borrowed from Spanish Rascón. This surname is mostly found in Mexico.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Rascon» (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 114 people named Rascon 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.

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

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 38
Chaco 30
Santa Fe 29
City of Buenos Aires 17

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Rascon in American newspapers,
1893–1918.

Newspaper page from El Fronterizo carrying the name Rascon
El Fronterizo 1893-07-08
Newspaper page from The Washington Times carrying the name Rascon
The Washington Times 1917-11-20
Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Rascon
La Prensa 1918-01-06

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,376 pages in all carry the name.

In the public record

People named Rascon,
in the records of 2 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States87 records

87 records of the Rascon name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 44
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 24
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 19
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Edward A. Rascon

    Born 1915 in Texas. Enlisted 1940 at Fort Macarthur San Pedro, California; painter. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Riverside National Cemetery, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Ernesto C. Rascon

    U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War. Born 1944, died 1976; buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. The receipt card sent under the U.S. Alien Registration Act of 1940
    Example: U.S. alien registration card, 1940s
    Alien registration Flora Rascon

    Born 1901 in Mexico. Registered as a foreign national in Los Angeles, California, under the Alien Registration Act of 1940.

    U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain)

Showing 3 of 87 records for Rascon in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain); Alien Registration Receipt Card, Form AR-3, photo by Bobjgalindo via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0).

France3 records

3 records of the Rascon name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Mario Rascon

    Born 1931 in Paris; died 1992 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Christine Rascon

    Born 1928 in Paris; died 2000 in Paris.

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gabriel Rascon

    Born 1944 in Spain; died 2001 in Chanas (Isère).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

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