Explore the Family Name Cicio

The meaning of Cicio

Italian: 1. from a short form of a personal name formed with the hypocoristic suffix -cicio. 2. possibly a variant of cecio, cece ‘pea’ (see Cicero). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Carmine, Salvatore, Santo, Vito.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Cicio saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 42,757th, but fell to 45,189th by 2010 — a 5.69% decrease. The actual number of individuals with the surname also reduced slightly, from 477 in 2000 to 474 in 2010, representing a 0.63% decline. Furthermore, the proportion of people named Cicio per 100,000 decreased by 11.11%, from 0.18 in 2000 to 0.16 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,757	#45,189	-5.69%
Count	477	474	-0.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.16	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Cicio

In terms of ethnic identity, as shown in the Decennial U.S. Census, there were some notable shifts for those with the surname Cicio between 2000 and 2010. In both years, the majority identified as White, though the percentage dropped slightly from 94.13% to 92.62%. The Hispanic representation experienced a significant increase, rising from 3.56% to 5.49%, a change of 54.21%. People identifying as having two or more races were represented in 2000 at 1.47%, but this group was not present in the 2010 data. There were no individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year, and a new group appeared in 2010 with 1.05% identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.13%	92.62%	-1.6%
Hispanic	3.56%	5.49%	54.21%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	1.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.47%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%