Explore the Family Name Muccio

The meaning of Muccio

Italian: from the personal name Muccio, a short form of the pet names Anselmuccio (from Anselmo), Giacomuccio (from Giacomo), or a pet form of any other name ending with -mo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Salvatore, Carmel, Marco.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Muccio saw a slight decline in rank from 42,529 in 2000 to 43,285 in 2010, which marks a decrease of about 1.78%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 480 in 2000 to 499 in 2010, indicating a growth rate of 3.96%. In proportion to the total population per 100,000, the presence of the Muccio surname dipped by 5.56% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#42,529	#43,285	-1.78%
Count	480	499	3.96%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Muccio

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows a few shifts for those carrying the Muccio surname between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White decreased slightly from 96.04% to 92.18%, marking a change of -4.02%. Those identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase, from 1.25% in 2000 to 4.41% in 2010, an impressive 252.8% growth. The ethnicity category of Two or More Races experienced a drop from 2.29% to 1.6%, a decrease of 30.13%. Interestingly, the Asian/Pacific Islander category emerged in 2010, accounting for 1.2% of the people with the Muccio surname. No individuals identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.04%	92.18%	-4.02%
Hispanic	1.25%	4.41%	252.8%
Two or More Races	2.29%	1.6%	-30.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.2%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%