Explore the Family Name Picardi

The meaning of Picardi

Italian (mainly Campania): patronymic from Picardo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Amato, Antonio, Carmela, Carmine, Domenic, Domenico, Enrico, Gennaro, Gianna, Gino, Marino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Picardi has seen some fluctuations in its popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked as the 30,292nd most common surname, and by 2010, it had slightly decreased to the 30,889th position. This represents a decrease of 1.97% in rank. However, the actual count of individuals with the surname Picardi increased from 729 in 2000 to 753 in 2010, indicating a growth of 3.29%. The proportion per 100k people also saw a small decrease of 3.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,292	#30,889	-1.97%
Count	729	753	3.29%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Picardi

The ethnicity distribution of individuals with the surname Picardi also showed significant changes based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals identified as White, making up 93.83% in 2000, but this figure slightly dipped to 91.50% in 2010. The number of those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 3.98% to 6.24%, marking a substantial growth of 56.78%. There was also a notable addition of Black identification at 0.80% in 2010, which was absent in 2000. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races decreased significantly by 43.64%, from 1.65% to 0.93%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.83%	91.5%	-2.48%
Hispanic	3.98%	6.24%	56.78%
Two or More Races	1.65%	0.93%	-43.64%
Black	0%	0.8%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%