How common is the surname Ricca?

1,676 people in the United States had the surname Ricca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,216 Americans. It ranked 16,958th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Ricca?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ricca identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Ricca?

Paul Ricca, American mob boss (1897–1972), followed by Martín Ricca.

Where is the surname Ricca most common?

Wikidata records people named Ricca in the United States and Argentina.

Is the surname Ricca getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,742 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,676 in 2010, down 3.8%.

The surname Ricca

A surname, carried by 1,676 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ricca is more common than 89.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,676 people named Ricca in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,216 Americans. That is down 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,742.

#16,958

rank among US surnames

1,676

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-3.8%

change since 2000 (was #15,439)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,953	Chittum	1,677	184,106
#16,958	Villamil	1,676	184,216

Who is named Ricca

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

92% of people named Ricca identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
Two or more races 1.2%
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 Riccas

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Paul Ricca
American mob boss (1897–1972)
Martín Ricca
Argentinian actor and singer, born 1985

Notable Riccas come mostly from the United States (1) and Argentina (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ricca

Ricca has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Questions

How common is the surname Ricca?: 1,676 people in the United States had the surname Ricca in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,216 Americans. It ranked 16,958th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ricca?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Ricca identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Ricca?: Paul Ricca, American mob boss (1897–1972), followed by Martín Ricca.
Where is the surname Ricca most common?: Wikidata records people named Ricca in the United States and Argentina.
Is the surname Ricca getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,742 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,676 in 2010, down 3.8%.