Explore the Family Name Radice

The meaning of Radice

1. Italian: from radice ‘root’, used for a grower or seller of root vegetables, or for a tenacious and stubborn man. 2. In some cases also an Americanized form of Serbian and Croatian Radić or Slovenian Radič (see Radic). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Angelo, Annalisa, Fiore, Pasquale, Santo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Radice has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 24,306 in terms of popularity, while in 2010 it dropped to rank 26,422 showing a change of -8.71%. The count of people with this surname also decreased from 966 in 2000 to 924 in 2010, experiencing a slight decrease by -4.35%. The proportion of people bearing the surname Radice per 100,000 population also fell from 0.36 to 0.31, indicating a percentage decrease of about -13.89%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,306	#26,422	-8.71%
Count	966	924	-4.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.31	-13.89%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Radice

In regards to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals with the surname Radice identify as White, making up 94.62% of those with the surname in 2000, though this slightly decreased to 93.07% in 2010. A smaller percentage identified as Hispanic, increasing from 4.04% in 2000 to 4.87% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander grew from 0.62% to 0.87%, and those reporting two or more ethnic identities increased from 0.62% to 1.08%. No one with the surname Radice identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.62%	93.07%	-1.64%
Hispanic	4.04%	4.87%	20.54%
Two or More Races	0.62%	1.08%	74.19%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.62%	0.87%	40.32%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%