Fricano last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Fricano

A surname derived from the Italian word "fricano," meaning a person from the town of Frìcano.

Fricano, 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 Fricano surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Fricano in America

Fricano is the 28856th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Fricano surname appeared 824 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 Fricano.

We can also compare 2010 data for Fricano 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 28856 32782 -12.74%
Count 824 660 22.10%
Proportion per 100k 0.28 0.24 15.38%

The history of the last name Fricano

The surname Fricano has its origins in Italy, particularly in the region of Sicily. It can be traced back to the medieval period, around the 11th or 12th century.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Fricano appears in a document from the town of Palermo, dated 1189. This document mentions a certain Guglielmo Fricano, who owned a plot of land in the area.

The name Fricano is believed to derive from the Sicilian word "fricu," which means "wild plant" or "weed." This suggests that the name may have been an occupational surname, given to someone who worked as a gatherer or seller of wild plants and herbs.

In the 13th century, there are records of a family with the surname Fricano residing in the town of Monreale, near Palermo. This family was involved in the local trade and commerce of the time.

One of the most notable individuals with the surname Fricano was Giovanni Fricano, born in 1435 in Messina, Sicily. He was a renowned poet and scholar during the Renaissance period, renowned for his works in both Italian and Latin.

Another prominent figure was Antonino Fricano, born in 1602 in Palermo. He was a respected jurist and legal scholar, who served as a judge in the Sicilian courts and wrote several influential treatises on law and jurisprudence.

In the 18th century, the Fricano family established themselves in the town of Aci Castello, near Catania. One member of this branch, Giuseppe Fricano (1723-1793), was a successful merchant and landowner who played a significant role in the local community.

The name Fricano can also be found in some historical records from other parts of Italy, such as Calabria and Campania, suggesting that the name may have spread beyond its Sicilian origins over time.

Other notable individuals with the surname Fricano include Gaetano Fricano (1829-1901), a Sicilian politician and advocate for the unification of Italy, and Pietro Fricano (1879-1957), a renowned sculptor and artist from Palermo who specialized in religious works and public monuments.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Fricano

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

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 Fricano was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 97.09% 800
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races (S)% (S)
Hispanic Origin 1.82% 15

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 Fricano has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 97.09% 98.94% -1.89%
Black (S)% 0.00% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% (S)% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% 0.00% (S)%
Two or More Races (S)% (S)% (S)%
Hispanic 1.82% (S)% (S)%

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

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