Explore the Family Name Picado

The meaning of Picado

Spanish: nickname from picado, literally ‘pockmarked’, figuratively ‘peeved’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Fernando, Sergio, Adolfo, Jorge, Jose Francisco, Luis, Rafael, Susana, Teodoro, Alberto, Ana.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Picado has significantly increased in the US between 2000 and 2010. In this period, the rank of the surname rose from 32,984 to 25,356, a marked improvement by 23.13 percent. The number of individuals bearing the surname also witnessed an impressive growth of 49.01%, soaring from 655 in 2000 to 976 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of people with the Picado surname per 100k also rose by 37.5%, indicating a growing popularity of this surname.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,984	#25,356	23.13%
Count	655	976	49.01%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.33	37.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Picado

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Picado identify as Hispanic, accounting for 90.38% in 2000 and increasing slightly to 91.60% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as White decreased slightly during the same period, from 8.55% to 7.99%. Individuals identifying with two or more ethnicities were present in 2000, making up 1.07%, but were not represented in the 2010 data. There were no persons with the surname Picado who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in both the 2000 and 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	90.38%	91.6%	1.35%
White	8.55%	7.99%	-6.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.07%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%