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

Cisco, 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 Cisco surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Cisco in America

Cisco is the 10541st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Cisco surname appeared 3,042 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 Cisco.

We can also compare 2010 data for Cisco 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 Cisco

The surname Cisco originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish word "cisco," which means "gravel" or "rubble." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to someone who lived near a gravel pit or worked with gravel in some capacity.

The earliest known record of the Cisco surname dates back to the 13th century, when it appeared in a document from the region of Castile. In the late 15th century, the name was found in the town of Villanueva de los Infantes, located in the province of Ciudad Real.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the Cisco surname was Juan Cisco, a soldier who fought in the Reconquista against the Moors in the late 15th century. Another notable figure was Pedro Cisco, a merchant who lived in Seville in the early 16th century and is mentioned in several trade records from that time.

In the 17th century, the Cisco name appears in various records from the Spanish colonies in the Americas. For example, Diego Cisco was a landowner in Mexico City in the 1620s, while Juana Cisco was a prominent figure in the settlement of Cartagena, Colombia, in the 1650s.

One of the most famous individuals with the Cisco surname was Francisco Cisco, a Spanish painter who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was known for his religious works and portraits, and his paintings can be found in several churches and museums in Spain.

Another notable Cisco was José Cisco, a Spanish soldier and explorer who participated in the Spanish colonization of Texas in the late 18th century. He was a member of the expeditions led by Athanase de Mézières and helped establish several settlements in the region.

As the Cisco surname spread across Europe and the Americas, various spelling variations emerged, such as Ciscos, Ciscó, and Ciscoe. Some of these variations may have been influenced by local dialects or linguistic adaptations in different regions.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Cisco

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

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

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