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

Fichera, 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 Fichera surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fichera in America

Fichera is the 25659th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fichera surname appeared 961 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 Fichera.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fichera 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 Fichera

The surname Fichera is of Italian origin, specifically from the island of Sicily in southern Italy. It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 11th or 12th century.

The name Fichera is derived from the Italian word "fico," which means "fig tree." It is thought to have originally been a descriptive surname, given to someone who lived near or owned land with fig trees. In some cases, it may have also been an occupational surname for someone who cultivated or sold figs.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Fichera can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Siciliae, a collection of historical documents from medieval Sicily. In this collection, a person named "Robertus Fichera" is mentioned in a document dated 1198.

The name Fichera has also been linked to various place names in Sicily, such as the town of Ficarra in the province of Messina. It is possible that the surname originated from this or a similar place name, with the spelling evolving over time.

Notable individuals with the surname Fichera throughout history include:

1. Giovanni Fichera (1839-1912), an Italian painter and sculptor from Palermo, Sicily.
2. Francesco Fichera (1853-1925), an Italian politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Italian Chamber of Deputies.
3. Gaetano Fichera (1922-1996), an Italian mathematician and academic known for his contributions to the field of partial differential equations.
4. Giuseppe Fichera (born 1956), an Italian film director and screenwriter who has directed several successful comedy films.
5. Rosario Fichera (born 1967), an Italian professional boxer who competed in the light heavyweight division.

While the surname Fichera is primarily concentrated in Sicily and other parts of southern Italy, it has also spread to other regions and countries due to Italian emigration over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fichera

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

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

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