Explore the Family Name Picon

The meaning of Picon

1. Spanish and Galician (Picón): possibly a nickname from picón ‘long in the tooth (of a horse)’, or a habitational name from any of the places in Galicia (Spain) so named. 2. French: from a diminutive of Old French pic ‘pick’, hence probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who made or used such implements. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Jose, Rafael, Angel, Guadalupe, Leticia, Ana Maria, Antonio, Benito, Carlos, Concepcion, Cristina, Dominga, Filiberto. French Dominique, Matilde.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Picon has seen a surge in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Its rank moved from 23,657 to 22,618, marking an increase of 4.39%. The count of individuals bearing this surname also rose by 13.61%, moving from 999 to 1,135. The proportion of people with the surname per 100k residents slightly elevated from 0.37 to 0.38, a change of 2.7%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,657	#22,618	4.39%
Count	999	1,135	13.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.38	2.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Picon

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the surname Picon identified as Hispanic, with an increase from 83.18% in 2000 to 86.87% in 2010. Those identifying as White saw a significant decrease from 15.12% to 11.10%. Meanwhile, there was a notable rise in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, from 0.90% to 1.50%. There was no change in the percentage of Picons who identified as being of two or more races or American Indian and Alaskan Native, while the percentage of Black individuals was reported as zero in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	83.18%	86.87%	4.44%
White	15.12%	11.1%	-26.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.9%	1.5%	66.67%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.6%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%