Explore the Family Name Sico

The meaning of Sico

1. Altered form of Italian Sica. 2. Filipino: nickname or topographic name from a Hispanicized form of siko, a word which in various languages of the Philippines means ‘elbow’ or ‘turn’ and also denotes a sapodilla tree or fruit. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Gaetano, Digna, Julieta, Marco, Mariano, Raul, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname "Sico" has slightly decreased over a decade. In 2000, it was ranked at 57,252 but fell to 62,531 in 2010, marking a decline of approximately 9.22%. The actual count of individuals with the surname also dropped from 333 in 2000 to 320 in 2010, a decrease of around 3.9%. The proportion of U.S. citizens carrying the Sico surname per 100,000 people similarly declined by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#57,252	#62,531	-9.22%
Count	333	320	-3.9%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.11	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Sico

Looking into the ethnicity of individuals with the surname "Sico", the Decennial U.S. Census data shows shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased notably from 10.21% to 14.69%, a rise of 43.88%. There was also an increase in those identifying as Hispanic, from 2.4% to 4.06%. However, the proportion identifying as White decreased by 5.46%, going from 85.29% in 2000 to 80.63% in 2010. The data for those identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or Two or more races either remained static or were suppressed for privacy.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.29%	80.63%	-5.46%
Asian/Pacific Islander	10.21%	14.69%	43.88%
Hispanic	2.4%	4.06%	69.17%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.8%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%