Explore the Family Name Zizzo

The meaning of Zizzo

Italian (Sicily): nickname from Sicilian dialect zizzu ‘young person of ostentatious elegance’; also ‘unmarried’, from Arabic ʿazīz ‘dear one, mighty’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Antonio, Francesco, Gino, Giuseppe, Lucrezia, Mario, Salvator, Silvio, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zizzo has experienced a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 26,783 in popularity, but by 2010, it had fallen to position 27,228 — a change of -1.66%. However, the actual count of people with the Zizzo surname increased by 3.98%, going from 854 individuals in 2000 to 888 in 2010. The proportion per 100,000 of the population also decreased slightly, going from 0.32 to 0.30, representing a -6.25% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,783	#27,228	-1.66%
Count	854	888	3.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.3	-6.25%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zizzo

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the Zizzo surname is predominantly associated with White ethnicity, which accounted for 95.78% in 2000 and dropped slightly to 93.13% in 2010. The Hispanic representation within this surname saw a substantial increase, rising from 3.40% in 2000 to 6.31% in 2010, which represents an 85.59% change. While there was a small percentage (0.70%) of individuals identifying as two or more races in 2000, this number was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. There were no individuals with the Zizzo surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.78%	93.13%	-2.77%
Hispanic	3.4%	6.31%	85.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.7%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%