Explore the Family Name Zuccaro

The meaning of Zuccaro

Italian: 1. from zùccaro ‘sugar’, a nickname for a sweet natured person or a metonymic occupational name for a dealer in sugar or for a confectioner or seller of sweetmeats. 2. possibly a variant of Zucaro, an occupational name from Apulian dialect zùcaro ‘ropemaker’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Salvatore, Amerigo, Angelo, Dante, Reno, Santo, Domenic, Ezio, Geno, Gino, Giuseppe.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Zuccaro has seen a slight increase in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it held the rank of 24,929, while in 2010, it had climbed slightly to rank 24,762. The count of individuals with this surname grew from 936 in 2000 to 1,006 in 2010. However, its proportion per 100k people slightly decreased by 2.86% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#24,929	#24,762	0.67%
Count	936	1,006	7.48%
Proportion per 100k	0.35	0.34	-2.86%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Zuccaro

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Zuccaro remained predominantly white, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, 97.44% of those with this surname identified as white, and that percentage only slightly decreased to 96.62% in 2010. The ethnicity data also indicated a significant increase in individuals identifying as Hispanic, from 1.28% in 2000 to 2.19% in 2010, marking a 71.09% change. However, there were no reported instances of individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.44%	96.62%	-0.84%
Hispanic	1.28%	2.19%	71.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%