Explore the Family Name Cecchi

The meaning of Cecchi

Italian: patronymic or plural form of the personal name Cecco, a diminutive of Francesco, from Latin Franciscus (see Francis). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Giuseppe, Aldo, Luigi, Dante, Deno, Dino, Elio, Enrico, Gino, Marino, Piero, Pietro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Cecchi saw a minor dip from 2000 to 2010. The rank of this surname dropped slightly from 38,320 in 2000 to 38,484 in 2010, representing a change of -0.43%. Despite this drop in rank, the count of individuals with the Cecchi surname actually increased from 543 to 575, marking a growth of 5.89%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 5.0%, moving from 0.2 to 0.19 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,320	#38,484	-0.43%
Count	543	575	5.89%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cecchi

When looking at the changes in ethnic identity associated with the surname Cecchi, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of bearers of the surname identifying as White decreased from 91.34% to 85.57%, a change of -6.32%. At the same time, those identifying as Hispanic increased significantly from 5.52% to 9.57%, a significant rise of 73.37%. For those who identify as Black, there was a slight decrease from 1.84% to 1.74%, marking a change of -5.43%. The census also shows that in 2010, 2.09% identified with two or more races, a category that wasn't represented in 2000. No Cecchis identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.34%	85.57%	-6.32%
Hispanic	5.52%	9.57%	73.37%
Two or More Races	0%	2.09%	0%
Black	1.84%	1.74%	-5.43%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%