Explore the Family Name Rocchio

The meaning of Rocchio

Italian: probably a habitational name from a minor place called Rocchia, from Latin roccula ‘small stronghold or fort’, or a topographic name from the vocabulary word rocchia ‘bush, shrub’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Pasquale, Antonio, Domenico, Cosmo, Silvestro, Angelo, Giovanni, Mafalda, Pasco, Pasqualina, Pietro, Sante.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Rocchio has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Rocchio was ranked the 24,529th most common surname in the United States, but by 2010 it had fallen to 25,954th place, marking a decrease of 5.81%. The number of people bearing the Rocchio surname also decreased slightly over this period, from 955 in 2000 to 946 in 2010, a reduction of 0.94%. As a result, the proportion of individuals with the Rocchio surname per 100,000 people fell by 8.57%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,529	#25,954	-5.81%
Count	955	946	-0.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.32	-8.57%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Rocchio

In terms of ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Rocchio surname identify as White, with an increase from 95.08% in 2000 to 95.77% in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic saw a small decrease from 2.83% to 2.64%. Individuals identifying with two or more ethnic identities also decreased from 1.05% to 0.85%. There were no recorded instances of individuals with the Rocchio surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.08%	95.77%	0.73%
Hispanic	2.83%	2.64%	-6.71%
Two or More Races	1.05%	0.85%	-19.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0.63%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%