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Greco is a common Italian surname, ranking 10th among the most widespread surnames in Italy, and it literally means "Greek". Historically, its popularity is due to the frequent relationships between Italy and Greece.
Greco (Italian pronunciation: [ˈɡrɛːko]) is a common Italian surname, ranking 10th among the most widespread surnames in Italy, 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.
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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 the national average (1:715) in the following regions:
Calabria (1:155)
Apulia (1:198)
Sicily (1:282)
Molise (1:377)
In Argentina, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:5,090) in the following provinces:
Buenos Aires (1:2,234)
Tierra del Fuego Province (1:2,603)
Buenos Aires Province (1:3,163)
Santa Fe Province (1:4,827)
List of persons with the surname
Alberto Greco (1931–1965), Argentine conceptual artist
Anthony Greco (born 1993), 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 (born 1975), Italian Egyptologist
Cosetta Greco (1930–2002), Italian film actress
Daniel Greco (born 1979), Swiss footballer
Daniele Greco (born 1989), Italian triple jump athlete
Daniele Greco (footballer) (born 1988), Italian footballer
Demetrio Greco (born 1979), Italian footballer
Dick A. Greco (born 1933), American politician
Don Greco (born 1959), American football player
Edgar Pérez Greco (born 1982), Venezuelan footballer
Emidio Greco (1938–2012), Italian film director
Emilio Greco (1913–1995), Italian sculptor
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Emma Greco (born 1995), Canadian ice hockey player
Eric Greco (born 1975), 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 (born 1966), Italian journalist
Gioachino Greco (c. 1600 – c. 1634), Italian chess player and writer
Giovanni Greco (born 1990), 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
Jacquie Greco (born 1991), American ice hockey player
James J. Greco (born 1958), American businessman and entrepreneur
Jessica Greco (born 1980), Canadian comedian
Jim Greco (born 1977), American skateboarder
Joey Greco (born 1972), American television producer
John Greco (born 1985), American football player
John Greco (philosopher) (born 1961), American philosopher
Johnny Greco (1923–1954), Canadian boxer
José Greco (1918–2000), American flamenco dancer and choreographer
José Vicente Grecco (1929–2008), Argentine football player and manager
Joseph Greco (born 1972), 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 (1921–2011), radio personality
Marco Greco (born 1963), Brazilian motorcycle racer
Marco Greco (actor), American actor
Maria Greco (born 1964), Italian electrical engineer
Mario Greco (born 1959), Italian businessman
Michael Greco (disambiguation), several persons
Michael Greco (actor) (born 1970), British actor and poker player
Michael Greco (police officer), United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York
Michael S. Greco (born 1942), former president of the American Bar Association
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 (1997–2025), Australian Paralympic cyclist