Larco is an Italian surname.

US Immigration

Between 1860 and 1948, most immigrants named ''Larco'' came from

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, and

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. Many of them sailed across the

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on the

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. Most Larco immigrants to the U.S. arrived in 1929 with

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being the most popular arrival destination with records of 110 immigrants. Based on the 2002 United States White Pages, the Larco surname is ranked 113,592 out of 1,778,655 total unique surnames.

People with the surname

Rafael Larco Hoyle Rafael Larco Hoyle (18 May 1901 in Chicama Valley, Peru – 23 October 1966, Lima), raised at Chiclin, his family's estate, was sent to school in Maryland, United States, at the age of twelve. He later entered Cornell University to study agric ...

(b. 1901), Peruvian Archaeologist *

Guillermo Larco Cox Guillermo Larco Cox (February 19, 1932 – July 12, 2002), was a civil engineer and Peruvian politician. Member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, he achieved the position of Senator and Prime Minister. Early life and career Guillermo Larco ...

(b. 1932), Peruvian Civil Engineer and Politician * Luis T. Larco, Peruvian Politician *

Michael Angelo Larco Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * he He ..., a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name * Michael (bishop elect)">Michael (surname)">he He ..., a given nam ...

(b. 1977), Violist with Los Angeles Philharmonic

Other

Larco Museum The Larco Museum (officially known as Rafael Larco Herrera Archaeological Museum, in ) is a privately owned museum of pre-Columbian art, located in the Pueblo Libre District of Lima, Peru. The museum is housed in an 18th-century vice-royal build ...

, also known as ''Museo Larco''. Peruvian museum of pre-Columbian civilizations in Lima * LARCO, a metallurgical company in Greece

References

{{Reflist * The Larco Name in History, Ancestry.com, June 23, 2007 Surnames