Explore the Family Name Bucca

The meaning of Bucca

Italian: nickname for a talkative or indiscreet person, an orator, or a person with a large or deformed mouth, from Sicilian bbucca ‘mouth’ (standard Italian bocca). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Carmello, Carmelo, Gaspare, Sal, Salvatore, Santo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Bucca shifted slightly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Bucca was ranked 57,090th in terms of commonality among U.S. surnames, but by 2010, it had slipped to 59,324th— a slight decline of 3.91%. However, the actual count of individuals with the Bucca surname increased marginally, from 334 in 2000 to 341 in 2010, which is a change of 2.1%. The proportion per 100,000 residents remained steady at 0.12 during both mentioned years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,090	#59,324	-3.91%
Count	334	341	2.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.12	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bucca

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census showed that the Bucca surname predominantly identifies with the White ethnic group. In 2000, 94.91% of people with the Bucca surname identified as White, and this figure decreased slightly to 94.13% by 2010. During the same decade, there was a small increase in the percentage of people with the Bucca surname identifying as Hispanic, up from 3.89% in 2000 to 4.40% in 2010 - an increase of 13.11%. Other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander, Two or more races, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were not represented among individuals with the Bucca surname in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.91%	94.13%	-0.82%
Hispanic	3.89%	4.4%	13.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%