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

Mucia, 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 Mucia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Mucia in America

Mucia is the 135593rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Mucia surname appeared 124 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 Mucia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Mucia 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 Mucia

The surname MUCIA originates from Italy and dates back to ancient Roman times. It is derived from the Latin word "mucius," which was a Roman family name. The name is thought to come from the Latin word "mucidus," meaning "moldy" or "musty."

The earliest recorded instance of the name MUCIA can be found in ancient Roman records and manuscripts from around the 5th century BC. One of the most notable early mentions is Gaius Mucius Scaevola, a Roman youth who was celebrated for his bravery during the war with the Etruscan city of Clusium in 508 BC.

In the Middle Ages, the name MUCIA appeared in various medieval documents and records across Italy. One notable example is Mucius de Brisighella, a 13th-century Italian jurist and statesman from the town of Brisighella in Emilia-Romagna.

During the Renaissance period, several individuals with the surname MUCIA gained prominence. Marco Antonio Mucia (1528-1592) was an Italian poet and humanist from Rome, known for his Latin poetry and translations. Another notable figure was Girolamo Mucia (1556-1628), an Italian painter and architect from Brescia.

In the 17th century, the name MUCIA was associated with nobility and aristocracy in Italy. One example is Ludovico Mucia, Marquis of Galatone, a prominent nobleman from the Kingdom of Naples in the late 1600s.

Another significant figure was Giovanni Battista Mucia (1702-1784), an Italian architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in Rome, including the Chiesa di Santa Maria della Pace.

Through the centuries, the surname MUCIA has undergone various spelling variations, such as Muccia, Mucci, and Muccio, reflecting regional dialects and linguistic changes in different parts of Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Mucia

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

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

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