Explore the Family Name Ficarra

The meaning of Ficarra

Italian (Sicily): habitational name from Ficarra in Messina province, Sicily, so named after ficara ‘fig tree, fig plantation’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Carmelo, Rocco, Sal.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Ficarra has experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 26,829th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 29,064th position, marking an 8.33% decrease in rank. The count of individuals with this surname also fell slightly from 852 in 2000 to 816 in 2010, a decline of 4.23%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Ficarra per 100,000 also decreased by 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,829	#29,064	-8.33%
Count	852	816	-4.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.28	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ficarra

On the subject of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of people carrying the Ficarra surname identify as White, although this percentage has slightly decreased from 96.01% in 2000 to 93.63% in 2010. There was a notable increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.23% in 2000 to 4.53% in 2010, indicating a 103.14% change. Those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 25.61%, while the percentage of individuals identifying as two or more races saw a 19.51% increase. No individuals with the Ficarra surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.01%	93.63%	-2.48%
Hispanic	2.23%	4.53%	103.14%
Two or More Races	0.82%	0.98%	19.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.82%	0.61%	-25.61%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%