Explore the Family Name Paniccia

The meaning of Paniccia

Italian: from paniccia denoting a type of flat bread, used for a baker of such bread, or possibly as a nickname. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Carlo, Egidio, Lorenzo, Luigi, Rocco, Umberto, Ambrogio, Antonio, Arduino, Dino, Domenic. Spanish Mario, Americo, Adolfo, Armando, Fernando, Julio.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Paniccia has seen a slight decrease in popularity in the United States between 2000 to 2010. The number of individuals with this surname increased nominally by 3.51%, from 626 to 648. However, when considering proportion per 100,000 residents, Paniccia's popularity decreased by 4.35%, resulting in a drop in rank from 34,259 in 2000 to 34,835 in 2010.

20002010Change
Rank#34,259#34,835-1.68%
Count6266483.51%
Proportion per 100k0.230.22-4.35%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Paniccia

In terms of ethnic identity, the majority of individuals with the surname Paniccia identified as White, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. This percentage slightly decreased from 94.41% in 2000 to 93.21% in 2010. In the same period, the proportion of Paniccia’s identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 16.63%, from 4.63% to 5.40%. Meanwhile, the percentage of those reporting two or more races also increased from 0.80% to 0.93%. There were no individuals with the Paniccia surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

20002010Change
White94.41%93.21%-1.27%
Hispanic4.63%5.4%16.63%
Two or More Races0.8%0.93%16.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%