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The Saracco surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 527 people carried this name — #41,303 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 555,600 people counted. That is up 5% from 503 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Saracco surname

From saracco (“handsaw”), a metonymic occupational surname for a saw maker.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Saracco» (Italian), 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 607 people named Saracco 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 map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 196
Santiago del Estero 113
Córdoba 89
City of Buenos Aires 88
Santa Fe 69
Mendoza 23
Tucumán 18
Río Negro 11

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 53 people named Saracco.

11 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 13 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.

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

Where they were born

Born outside France 11
Bouches-du-Rhône 19
Charente-Maritime 4
Yvelines 4
Gard 3
Val-d’Oise 2
Var 2
Savoie 2
Paris 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Saracco in American newspapers,
1900–1929.

Newspaper page from Freie Presse Für Texas carrying the name Saracco
Freie Presse Für Texas 1900-11-24
Newspaper page from Gainesville Daily Sun carrying the name Saracco
Gainesville Daily Sun 1907-01-25
Newspaper page from Las Vegas Age carrying the name Saracco
Las Vegas Age 1929-07-11

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,434 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Saracco,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Giuseppe Saracco
    Giuseppe Saracco 1821–1907 · lawyer
  • Giuseppe Saracco
    Giuseppe Saracco 1821–1907 · lawyer
  • Leandro Saracco 1801–1854 · lawyer
  • Gaetano Saracco 1856–1922 · ballet dancer
  • Giovanni Saracco 1932–2020 · politician
  • Giovanni Battista Saracco 1932–2014 · chemist

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Saracco is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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