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    The surname Chirico

    An Italian surname, carried by 1,462 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex C620

    Chirico: #18,757 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Chirico #18,757, 1,462 people Chirico: #18,757 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Chirico #18,757, 1,462 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Chirico is more common than 88.4% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Borrowed from Italian Chirico.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,462 people named Chirico in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 211,180 Americans. That is down 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,641.

    #18,757
    rank among US surnames
    1,462
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -10.9%
    change since 2000 (was #16,194)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #18,751Jansson1,463211,036
    #18,757Wilker1,462211,180
    #18,766Graddy1,461211,325

    Who is named Chirico

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

    94% of people named Chirico identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Chiricos

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • José Serra
      Brazilian politician (born 1942)

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Chirico come from?
    Borrowed from Italian Chirico.
    How common is the surname Chirico?
    1,462 people in the United States had the surname Chirico in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 211,180 Americans. It ranked 18,757th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Chirico?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Chirico identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Chirico?
    José Serra, Brazilian politician (born 1942).
    Where is the surname Chirico most common?
    Wikidata records people named Chirico in Brazil.
    Is the surname Chirico getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,641 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,462 in 2010, down 11%.