How common is the surname Persico?

1,263 people in the United States had the surname Persico in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 244,454 Americans. It ranked 20,871st of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Persico?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Persico identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Persico?

Carmine Persico, American mob boss (1933–2019).

Where is the surname Persico most common?

Wikidata records people named Persico in the United States.

Is the surname Persico getting more or less common?

More common. 1,249 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,263 in 2010, up 1.1%.

The surname Persico

A surname, carried by 1,263 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex P622

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Persico is more common than 87.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,263 people named Persico in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 244,454 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,249.

#20,871

rank among US surnames

1,263

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.1%

change since 2000 (was #19,898)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,864	Cadieux	1,264	244,261
#20,871	Gauntt	1,263	244,454

Who is named Persico

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

93% of people named Persico identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.6%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.0%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Persicos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Carmine Persico
American mob boss (1933–2019)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Persico

Prisco

Persico has the Soundex code P622, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P622.

Questions

How common is the surname Persico?: 1,263 people in the United States had the surname Persico in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 244,454 Americans. It ranked 20,871st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Persico?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Persico identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Persico?: Carmine Persico, American mob boss (1933–2019).
Where is the surname Persico most common?: Wikidata records people named Persico in the United States.
Is the surname Persico getting more or less common?: More common. 1,249 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,263 in 2010, up 1.1%.