Explore the Family Name Pecci

The meaning of Pecci

Italian: 1. habitational name from a place called Peccia or similar for the presence of spruce trees (from Latin picea). 2. patronymic or plural form of the personal name Peccio, derived from the personal names Bezzo or Pezzo. 3. from peccio, peccia, which can have the meaning of ‘paunch’ (hence a nickname for a large-bellied man). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Luigi, Artilio, Domenic, Palma, Paolo.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the Pecci surname has seen an increase in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 53,420th and by 2010, it had moved up to a rank of 50,564th, which is a 5.35% improvement. Furthermore, the count of individuals with the Pecci surname also saw growth within this period, going from 363 in 2000 to 413 in 2010- a significant 13.77% rise. Its proportion per 100k people similarly rose from 0.13 to 0.14, marking a 7.69% upturn.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,420	#50,564	5.35%
Count	363	413	13.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.14	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Pecci

The Decennial U.S. Census data on ethnicity reveals that most individuals with the Pecci surname are predominantly White, although there was a slight decrease in the percentage from 94.21% in 2000 to 91.04% in 2010. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic representation among those bearing the Pecci surname, rising from 3.86% in 2000 to 7.26% in 2010, a considerable 88.08% increment. The census data did not register anyone of Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent with the Pecci surname during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.21%	91.04%	-3.36%
Hispanic	3.86%	7.26%	88.08%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%