Explore the Family Name Mucci

The meaning of Mucci

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Muccio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gennaro, Gino, Angelo, Domenic, Geno, Pasquale, Antonio, Carlo, Dante, Dario, Donato, Emidio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Mucci has seen a slight decrease in popularity over a decade, from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Mucci was ranked 12,583 but saw a drop in rank to 13,707 in 2010, reflecting an 8.93% decrease. The total count of individuals with this surname also slightly decreased from 2,258 to 2,208 during the same period, marking a 2.21% decrease. Accordingly, the proportion per 100k population declined by 10.71%, suggesting that the surname Mucci became less common in the U.S.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#12,583	#13,707	-8.93%
Count	2,258	2,208	-2.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.84	0.75	-10.71%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Mucci

Regarding ethnic identity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census illustrates that the majority of individuals with the surname Mucci identified as White, with 95.53% in 2000 and a slightly lower percentage of 94.52% in 2010. However, there was an increase in the number of people identifying as Hispanic, rising from 1.59% to 2.67%. There was a negligible change in those who identified as having two or more races, and those who identified as Black saw a small decrease from 1.15% to 1.09%. The census reported no change for individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native, both remaining at 0% in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.53%	94.52%	-1.06%
Hispanic	1.59%	2.67%	67.92%
Two or More Races	1.15%	1.13%	-1.74%
Black	1.15%	1.09%	-5.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%