Explore the Family Name Moccia

The meaning of Moccia

Italian: from a feminine pet form of a personal name endingwith -moccio (see Moccio). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Mario, Salvatore, Carmine, Elvira, Rocco, Vito, Alberto, Aldo, Amedeo, Benedetto, Carlo, Elena, Enrico, Ernesto, Filippo, Fulvio, Genesio, Ninfa, Teodoro.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Moccia dipped slightly in the decade between 2000 and 2010. The surname's rank decreased by around 6.09%, moving from 21,916th place in 2000 to 23,251st place in 2010. The number of individuals bearing this name also saw a small decline of 0.72%, from 1,104 in 2000 to 1,096 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of Moccias per 100k inhabitants fell by approximately 9.76% over these ten years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,916	#23,251	-6.09%
Count	1,104	1,096	-0.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.41	0.37	-9.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Moccia

The ethnic identity associated with the Moccia surname also experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The data shows that the majority of Moccias identified as White—97.74% in 2000 and 96.17% in 2010. However, there was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, with this group rising from 1.63% in 2000 to 2.92% in 2010. There was also a slight shift in the demographic profile with the introduction of Asian/Pacific Islander Moccias (0.46%) in 2010, while the proportion of those identifying under two or more races dropped from 0.45% to zero within the same period. No Moccias identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.74%	96.17%	-1.61%
Hispanic	1.63%	2.92%	79.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.46%	0%
Two or More Races	0.45%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%