Explore the Family Name Amico

The meaning of Amico

Italian: from a medieval personal name or nickname, Amicus (from Latin amicus ‘friend’), presenting religious connotations, or from a short form of an omen or well-wishing name such as Bonamico (meaning ‘good friend’). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Sal, Lorenzo, Cataldo, Giovanna, Antonio, Arcangelo, Carmine, Cosmo, Dante.

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How common is the last name Amico in the United States?

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Amico saw a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 12,630th most common in the U.S., falling to 13,517th by 2010, indicating a change of -7.02%. The number of individuals carrying the Amico surname also experienced a small decrease during this period, with the count reducing from 2,249 to 2,244, marking a -0.22% change. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased by -8.43%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,630	#13,517	-7.02%
Count	2,249	2,244	-0.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.83	0.76	-8.43%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Amico

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Amico surname identified as White, though there was a slight decrease from 91.86% in 2000 to 89.39% in 2010. Representation of Hispanic ethnicity among those with the surname increased significantly during the same period from 3.87% to 6.73%, marking a 73.90% change. However, the proportion identifying as Black, Asian/Pacific Islander, and American Indian and Alaskan Native declined by -39.64%, -2.31%, and -20.97% respectively. Those identifying with two or more races increased by 27.50%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.86%	89.39%	-2.69%
Hispanic	3.87%	6.73%	73.9%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.73%	1.69%	-2.31%
Two or More Races	0.8%	1.02%	27.5%
Black	1.11%	0.67%	-39.64%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0.49%	-20.97%