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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.
Geographical distribution
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 national average (1:715) in the following regions:
In
Argentina , the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:5,090) in the following provinces:
[2]
List of persons with the surname
Alberto Greco (1931–1965), Argentine conceptual artist
Anthony Greco , American ice hockey player
Antonio Greco , Bolivian footballer
Buddy Greco (1926–2017), American singer and pianist
Charles Pasquale Greco (1894–1987), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Charles R. Greco (1873–1963), American architect
Christian Greco , Italian Egyptologist
Cosetta Greco (1930–2002), Italian film actress
Daniel Greco , Swiss footballer
Daniele Greco (born 1989), Italian triple jump athlete
Daniele Greco (footballer) (born 1988), Italian footballer
Demetrio Greco , Italian footballer
Dick A. Greco (born 1933), American politician
Don Greco , American football player
Edgar Pérez Greco , Venezuelan footballer
Emidio Greco (1938–2012), Italian film director
Emilio Greco (1913–1995), Italian sculptor
Eric Greco , American bridge player
Francesco Greco (1942–2018), Italian lawyer and politician
Francesco Maria Greco (1857–1931), Italian Roman Catholic priest
Gaetano Greco (c. 1657 – c. 1728), Italian Baroque composer
Gennaro Greco (1663–1714), Italian vedute painter
Gerardo Greco , Italian journalist
Gioachino Greco (c. 1600 – c. 1634), Italian chess player and writer
Giovanni Greco , Italian badminton player
Giuseppe Greco (1952–1985), Italian member of the Sicilian Mafia
Giuseppe Greco (footballer, born 1958) , Italian footballer
Giuseppe Greco (footballer, born 1983) , Italian footballer
James J. Greco (born 1958), American businessman and entrepreneur
Jacquie Greco , American ice hockey player
Jim Greco (born 1977), American skateboarder
Joey Greco (born 1972), American television producer
John Greco , American football player
John Greco (philosopher) , American philosopher
José Greco (1918–2000), American flamenco dancer and choreographer
José Vicente Grecco (1929–2008), Argentine football player and manager
Joseph Greco , American writer
Joseph A. Greco (1919–2006), American politician
Juliette Gréco (1927–2020), French chanson singer and actress
Leandro Greco (born 1986), Italian footballer
Leo Greco , radio personality
Marco Greco (born 1963), Brazilian motorcycle racer
Marco Greco (actor) , American actor
Mario Greco , Italian businessman
Michael Greco (disambiguation) , several persons
Michele Greco (1924–2008), Italian member of the Sicilian Mafia
Nicolás Del Grecco (born 1993), Argentine footballer
Orazio Greco , Italian Roman Catholic prelate
Paige Greco , Australian Paralympic cyclist
Paul Greco (1955–2008), American actor
Peter Greco (born 1947), Canadian soccer player
Perlita Greco (1906–2001), Argentine-American actress
Phil Greco , American football coach
Ralph S. Greco (1942–2019), American surgeon
Richard Greco Jr. , American politician
Roberto Greco , Italian artist
Rosemarie Greco , banker
Salvatore Greco (disambiguation) , several persons
Sam Greco , Australian full contact karateka
Sebastiano Greco , Italian volleyball player
Stephen R. Greco (1919–2000), American politician
Suzanne Greco (born 1957/58), American businesswoman of Subway fast food chain
Thomas H. Greco Jr. , economist
Vicente Greco (1888–1924), Argentine composer
See also
References