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

Ciccone, 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 Ciccone surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Ciccone in America

Ciccone is the 8581st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Ciccone surname appeared 3,838 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Ciccone.

We can also compare 2010 data for Ciccone 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 Ciccone

The surname Ciccone has its origins in Italy, specifically in the regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna. It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, perhaps as early as the 11th or 12th century. The name is derived from the Italian word "cicco" or "ciccio," which was a nickname or diminutive form of the name Francesco.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Ciccone can be traced back to the 13th and 14th centuries in various Italian documents and records. One of the earliest known bearers of the name was Ser Ciccone di Bartolomeo, a notary from the town of Pisa, who lived in the mid-13th century.

In the 15th century, the name appeared in the records of the Republic of Florence, with mentions of a family of silk merchants and bankers known as the Cicconi. During this period, the name was also associated with the town of Prato, located in the region of Tuscany.

As the centuries passed, the name Ciccone spread to other parts of Italy, including the regions of Emilia-Romagna, Lazio, and Campania. Notable bearers of the name include Vincenzo Ciccone (1810-1892), an Italian politician and patriot who played a role in the Risorgimento, the movement for Italian unification.

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, many Italians with the surname Ciccone emigrated to other parts of the world, particularly to the United States. One of the most famous individuals with this last name is the American singer and actress Madonna, whose birth name is Madonna Louise Ciccone (born 1958).

Other notable individuals with the surname Ciccone include Renato Ciccone (1917-2014), an Italian actor and voice actor; Gianfranco Ciccone (born 1956), an Italian former professional cyclist; and Carla Ciccone (born 1964), an American artist and photographer, who is also the sister of Madonna.

Overall, the surname Ciccone has a rich history rooted in the Italian regions of Tuscany and Emilia-Romagna, with its earliest bearers dating back to the Middle Ages. Throughout the centuries, the name has been associated with various professions, from notaries and merchants to politicians and artists.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Ciccone

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

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 Ciccone 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 Ciccone 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 Ciccone was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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