Explore the Family Name Ciaccio

The meaning of Ciaccio

Italian: probably from a short form of a personal name ending with the suffix -accio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Giorgio, Rocco, Carlo, Domenica, Giovanni, Lorenzo, Sal, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ciaccio saw a shift in popularity between 2000 to 2010. Ranked 17,970 in 2000, it slipped slightly to 18,511 in 2010, representing a decrease of 3.01%. However, despite the slight drop in rank, the actual count of individuals bearing the Ciaccio surname increased from 1,433 to 1,491, an increase of 4.05%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100k also decreased by 3.77%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#17,970	#18,511	-3.01%
Count	1,433	1,491	4.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.51	-3.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ciaccio

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Ciaccio also experienced some changes between 2000 to 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. While there were no recorded individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity, there was a notable rise in those identified as Hispanic – from 1.12% in 2000 to 2.41% in 2010, marking a significant increase of 115.18%. Though the majority of those with the Ciaccio last name identified as White (96.78% in 2010), this number did see a slight decrease of 1.15% from 2000. Additionally, in 2010 there was a small percentage (0.40%) that identified with two or more races, a category not represented in 2000. There was no data available for those identifying as Black in 2010, whereas in 2000, this group constituted 0.56%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.91%	96.78%	-1.15%
Hispanic	1.12%	2.41%	115.18%
Two or More Races	0%	0.4%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.56%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%