Explore the Family Name Recchia

The meaning of Recchia

Italian: nickname from recchia, the Salento dialect form of orrechia ‘ear’; see Orecchio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Domenic, Angelo, Antonio, Franco, Giovanni, Sante, Santo, Alessandro, Arduino, Carmino.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Recchia experienced a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname fell by approximately 8.03% from 19491 in 2000 to 21057 in 2010. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also declined by about 2.65%, from 1282 in 2000 to 1248 in 2010. Likewise, the proportion of individuals with the Recchia surname per 100k population declined by 12.5%, from 0.48 in 2000 to 0.42 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,491	#21,057	-8.03%
Count	1,282	1,248	-2.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.42	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Recchia

On the ethnicity front, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the most common ethnic identity associated with the surname Recchia is White, although it decreased by 2.57% from 96.88% in 2000 to 94.39% in 2010. During the same period, there was an increase in the percentage of those identifying as Hispanic (from 1.87% to 2.88%) and those identifying with two or more races (from 0.94% to 1.36%). In addition, the 2010 data introduced Asian/Pacific Islander and Black ethnicities, which were not present in the 2000 data, at 0.96% and 0.40% respectively. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation remained consistent at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.88%	94.39%	-2.57%
Hispanic	1.87%	2.88%	54.01%
Two or More Races	0.94%	1.36%	44.68%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.96%	0%
Black	0%	0.4%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%