Explore the Family Name Di Cicco

The meaning of Di Cicco

Italian: patronymic from a pet form of the personal name Francesco, from Latin Franciscus (see Francis). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Pasquale, Carlo, Cosmo, Giovanni, Giulio, Giuseppe, Nicola, Attilio, Benedetto, Carmela.

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How common is the last name Di Cicco in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there has been a slight decrease in the popularity of the surname Di Cicco between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 11,232 in 2000, it dropped to 11,543 in 2010, marking a 2.77 percent decrease. However, over the same period, the actual count of individuals carrying the name increased by 5.26 percent, from 2,587 to 2,723. Proportionally per 100,000 people, Di Cicco also experienced a small decline of 4.17 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#11,232	#11,543	-2.77%
Count	2,587	2,723	5.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.96	0.92	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Cicco

Turning to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals significant shifts among those with the Di Cicco surname. The percentage identifying as white decreased slightly from 96.64 percent in 2000 to 95.74 percent in 2010. Interestingly, the Hispanic population within the Di Cicco name bearers saw a significant increase of 48.19 percent, going from 1.66 percent to 2.46 percent. Meanwhile, the Asian/Pacific Islander segment grew by 29.03 percent, although it remains a small fraction at 0.40 percent in 2010. There was a minor drop in those identifying with two or more races, decreasing by 5.94 percent. The percentages for Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.64%	95.74%	-0.93%
Hispanic	1.66%	2.46%	48.19%
Two or More Races	1.01%	0.95%	-5.94%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0.4%	29.03%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%