Greco (surname)
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Greco (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡrɛːko]) is a common Italian surname, ranking 10th among the most widespread surnames in Italy,[1] and it literally means "Greek". Historically, its popularity is due to the frequent relationships between Italy and Greece.
Variants of the surname include Del Greco, Della Greca, Greci, Grego, Grieco, La Greca, Lagreca, Lo Greco, Logreco, Logrieco, Greca, Grech, Grecco, etc.
As of 2014, 62.6% of all known bearers of the surname Greco were residents of Italy (frequency 1:715), 17.7% of the United States (1:14,906), 6.1% of Argentina (1:5,090), 4.2% of Brazil (1:35,328), 2.4% of Canada (1:11,050) and 2.0% of France (1:24,844).
In Italy, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:715) in the following regions:
In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:5,090) in the following provinces:[2]
- 1. Buenos Aires (1:2,234)
- 2. Tierra del Fuego Province (1:2,603)
- 3. Buenos Aires Province (1:3,163)
- 4. Santa Fe Province (1:4,827)
