How common is the surname Chico?

3,308 people in the United States had the surname Chico in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,333 Americans. It ranked 9,788th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Chico getting more or less common?

More common. 2,436 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,308 in 2010, up 36%.

Is Chico also a first name?

Yes. Chico is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Chico

A surname, carried by 3,308 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C200 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chico is more common than 94% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,308 people named Chico in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 93,333 Americans. That is up 36% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,436.

#9,788

rank among US surnames

3,308

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+35.8%

change since 2000 (was #11,774)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,783	Stagg	3,312	93,220
#9,784	Yowell	3,311	93,248
#9,786	Loughlin	3,309	93,305
#9,788	Chico	3,308	93,333
#9,790	Colangelo	3,307	93,361
#9,794	Arechiga	3,306	93,389

Who is named Chico

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

71% of people named Chico identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 14% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 71%
White (not Hispanic) 14%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 5.0%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chico

Chico has the Soundex code C200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C200.

Questions

How common is the surname Chico?: 3,308 people in the United States had the surname Chico in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 93,333 Americans. It ranked 9,788th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chico?: In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Chico identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 14% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Chico getting more or less common?: More common. 2,436 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,308 in 2010, up 36%.
Is Chico also a first name?: Yes. Chico is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.