Explore the Family Name Picco

The meaning of Picco

Italian: from the personal name Picco, of ancient Germanic origin (Latinized as Picchius), originally a nickname derived from a root meaning ‘sharp’, ‘pointed’. The nickname had various senses related to pointed or peaked objects or features, and even the green woodpecker (compare Pike). Possibly, also a topographic name from picco ‘peak, summit’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Luigi, Pasquale, Pio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname 'Picco' showed slight growth between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the name moved up from 36,572 in 2000 to 36,099 in 2010, marking a change of 1.29%. Likewise, the count of individuals with this surname also increased from 577 to 621, a rise of about 7.63%. However, the proportion of people named Picco per 100,000 remained constant at 0.21.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,572	#36,099	1.29%
Count	577	621	7.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.21	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Picco

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the 'Picco' surname is predominantly associated with the White community. In 2000, 91.85% of the bearers of this surname identified as White, slightly decreasing to 90.66% in 2010. A minor portion of the people with this surname identified as Hispanic, with the percentage growing from 7.11% in 2000 to 8.05% in 2010. There were no recorded instances of this surname among the Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native communities, or among those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	91.85%	90.66%	-1.3%
Hispanic	7.11%	8.05%	13.22%
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%