How common is the surname Rico?

25,954 people in the United States had the surname Rico in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,896 Americans. It ranked 1,359th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Rico getting more or less common?

More common. 18,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,954 in 2010, up 39%.

Is Rico also a first name?

Yes. Rico 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 Rico

A surname, carried by 25,954 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex R200 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). Rico is more common than 99.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 25,954 people named Rico in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 11,896 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 18,735.

#1,359

rank among US surnames

25,954

people in 2010

8.8

per 100,000 Americans

+38.5%

change since 2000 (was #1,754)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,350	Lott	26,174	11,796
#1,351	Leyva	26,153	11,805
#1,352	Hinojosa	26,146	11,809
#1,353	Gil	26,112	11,824
#1,354	Crabtree	26,104	11,828
#1,355	Grady	26,103	11,828
#1,356	McClellan	26,060	11,847

Who is named Rico

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

88% of people named Rico identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 8.3% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 88%
White (not Hispanic) 8.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Two or more races 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Rico

Rico 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 Rico?: 25,954 people in the United States had the surname Rico in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 11,896 Americans. It ranked 1,359th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Rico?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Rico identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 8.3% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Rico getting more or less common?: More common. 18,735 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 25,954 in 2010, up 39%.
Is Rico also a first name?: Yes. Rico 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.