Explore the Family Name Tricarico

The meaning of Tricarico

Italian (southern): habitational name from Tricarico in Matera province, named after the Latin personal name Tricarius. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Vito, Donato, Angelo, Carlo, Gilda, Mauro, Pasquale, Sal, Santo, Serafino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tricarico has seen a slight fluctuation in popularity over the years. In 2000, it was ranked 24,224, but by 2010, it had slipped to 25,403, marking a decrease of 4.87%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 970 in 2000 to 974 in 2010, an increase of 0.41%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also decreased by 8.33% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,224	#25,403	-4.87%
Count	970	974	0.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.36	0.33	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tricarico

Regarding ethnicity, again based on the Decennial U.S. Census, Tricaricos have been predominantly identified as White, with 95.05% in 2000 and 94.25% in 2010. There was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.89% in 2000 to 4.21% in 2010, a change of 45.67%. Those identifying as being of Two or More Races decreased by 33.33%, from 0.93% in 2000 to 0.62% in 2010. In 2010, Tricaricos started identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, although the percentage is relatively small (0.62%). The percentage of those identifying as Black decreased to zero by 2010, down from 0.93% in 2000. No changes were recorded for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.05%	94.25%	-0.84%
Hispanic	2.89%	4.21%	45.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.62%	0%
Two or More Races	0.93%	0.62%	-33.33%
Black	0.93%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%