How common is the surname Pico?

1,678 people in the United States had the surname Pico in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,996 Americans. It ranked 16,944th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Pico getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,747 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,678 in 2010, down 3.9%.

The surname Pico

A surname, carried by 1,678 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex P200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pico is more common than 89.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,678 people named Pico in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 183,996 Americans. That is down 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,747.

#16,944

rank among US surnames

1,678

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-3.9%

change since 2000 (was #15,408)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,939	McBean	1,679	183,887
#16,944	Pico	1,678	183,996
#16,953	Chittum	1,677	184,106

Who is named Pico

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

58% of people named Pico identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 29% as white (not Hispanic) and 8.5% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 58%
White (not Hispanic) 29%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.5%
Two or more races 2.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pico

Pico has the Soundex code P200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P200.

Questions

How common is the surname Pico?: 1,678 people in the United States had the surname Pico in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 183,996 Americans. It ranked 16,944th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pico?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Pico identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 29% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Pico getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,747 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,678 in 2010, down 3.9%.