Find out how popular the last name Calicchia is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Calicchia.

Calicchia, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Calicchia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Calicchia in America

Calicchia is the 100791st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Calicchia surname appeared 179 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Calicchia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Calicchia to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Calicchia

The surname Calicchia is of Italian origin and can be traced back to the late 15th century. It is believed to have originated in the central Italian region of Lazio, particularly in the areas around Rome and the province of Frosinone. The name is derived from the Italian word "calice," which means "chalice" or "cup," and is thought to have been an occupational surname for a maker or seller of chalices or other religious vessels.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the name Calicchia can be found in a document from the Vatican Archives dated 1492, which refers to a certain Giacomo Calicchia, a craftsman from the town of Frosinone. Another early reference comes from a census record in the town of Alatri, near Frosinone, in the year 1524, listing a family with the surname Calicchia.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the name appears in various records and documents from the Papal States, suggesting that the Calicchia family may have had connections to the Catholic Church or worked as artisans in religious industries. For example, a document from the Vatican Archives in 1612 mentions a Pietro Calicchia, a silversmith from Rome who was commissioned to create a chalice for a church in the city.

One notable figure in history who bore the surname Calicchia was Giovanni Battista Calicchia, a painter born in Rome in 1646. He is known for his religious works, including frescoes in several churches in Rome and the surrounding areas.

Another individual of note was Domenico Calicchia, a philosopher and theologian born in Frosinone in 1749. He wrote several treatises on Catholic doctrine and ethics and was a professor at the University of Rome.

In the 19th century, the surname Calicchia began to spread beyond its traditional regions in central Italy. For instance, records show a family with this surname residing in the city of Naples in the 1820s, and another in the northern city of Milan by the 1860s.

One of the more prominent figures with the surname Calicchia was Vincenzo Calicchia, an Italian politician born in Frosinone in 1865. He served as a member of the Italian Parliament from 1897 to 1909 and was a staunch advocate for the rights of workers and the poor.

While the surname Calicchia was once concentrated in central Italy, particularly in the regions of Lazio and Frosinone, it has since spread to other parts of the country and even abroad, as Italian immigrants brought the name with them to various destinations around the world.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Calicchia

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Calicchia.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Calicchia was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Calicchia has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Calicchia was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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