Explore the Family Name Picazo

The meaning of Picazo

Spanish: nickname from picazo ‘magpie’, applied perhaps to a talkative or thievish person, or someone who had a streak of white among black hair. The word is probably derived from Latin pica ‘magpie’, although the suffix is obscure.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Picazo has shown a noticeable increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname moved up from 14219 in 2000 to 11669 in 2010, representing an improvement of 17.93%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased significantly from 1936 to 2687 during this period, marking a 38.79% rise. Moreover, the proportion of individuals bearing the surname Picazo per 100,000 people experienced a 26.39% jump, moving from 0.72 to 0.91.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,219	#11,669	17.93%
Count	1,936	2,687	38.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.72	0.91	26.39%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Picazo

The ethnicity distribution of the surname Picazo has seen some changes as well, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as Hispanic, accounting for 92.59% in 2010, slightly up from 91.48% in 2000. Those identifying as White made up 3.01% in 2010, down from 3.98% in 2000. Meanwhile, the percentage of individuals who identify as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 8.68% while those identifying with two or more races saw a 13.89% increase. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	91.48%	92.59%	1.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	4.03%	3.68%	-8.68%
White	3.98%	3.01%	-24.37%
Two or More Races	0.36%	0.41%	13.89%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%