Explore the Family Name Musico

The meaning of Musico

1. Italian; Portuguese (Músico): occupational name from musico, músico ‘musician’. 2. Italian (Calabria, Sicily): nickname from the dialect word musicu ‘castrated animal’. 3. Italian (Calabria, Sicily; Musicò): from the Greek surname Mousikos, from Old Greek mousikos ‘musical’.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Musico" decreased significantly between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 55,124 in terms of commonality but dropped to rank 86,314 in 2010, marking a decline of 56.58%. The count of individuals with this surname also reduced during this period, from 349 people in 2000 to just 216 in 2010, reflecting a drop of 38.11%. This indicates that the proportion of individuals named "Musico" per 100,000 decreased by 46.15%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,124	#86,314	-56.58%
Count	349	216	-38.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.07	-46.15%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Musico

The ethnicity distribution among those with the "Musico" surname also saw changes from 2000 to 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 74.21% identified as White, which fell to 62.50% by 2010. The percentage identifying as Hispanic rose notably from 11.46% in 2000 to 20.83% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander slightly decreased from 12.32% in 2000 to 11.57% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a significant increase in individuals reporting two or more races, from 1.72% in 2000 to 4.17% in 2010. No data indicated any individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.21%	62.5%	-15.78%
Hispanic	11.46%	20.83%	81.76%
Asian/Pacific Islander	12.32%	11.57%	-6.09%
Two or More Races	1.72%	4.17%	142.44%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%