Explore the Family Name Ziccardi

The meaning of Ziccardi

Italian (southern): patronymic from the personal name Ziccardo, from an ancient Germanic name composed of the elements sigi ‘victory’ + hard ‘hardy, brave’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Pasquale, Angelo, Antonio, Dante, Dino, Enrico, Gilda, Vincenzo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Ziccardi saw a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 36,716th most common surname but dropped to the 51,723rd position in 2010. This indicates a decline of approximately 40.87%. Additionally, the count of people with this surname also decreased from 574 in 2000 to 402 in 2010, a drop of about 29.97%. The proportion per 100,000 individuals also fell by 33.33% in the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,716	#51,723	-40.87%
Count	574	402	-29.97%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.14	-33.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Ziccardi

When discussing ethnicity related to the surname Ziccardi, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals interesting details. People with this surname predominantly identify as white, with an increase from 96.86% in 2000 to 97.26% in 2010. There was a notable growth within the Hispanic subgroup, which rose from 1.22% to 1.99%, marking a change of 63.11%. However, in the case of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native, there was no significant change noted. Interestingly, there was a decrease in the category of two or more races, dropping from 0.87% to 0% within the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.86%	97.26%	0.41%
Hispanic	1.22%	1.99%	63.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.87%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%