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

Picardo, 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 Picardo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Picardo in America

Picardo is the 62531st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Picardo surname appeared 320 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 Picardo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Picardo 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 Picardo

The surname PICARDO is believed to have originated in Italy, specifically in the region of Calabria in southern Italy. It likely dates back to the 12th or 13th century. The name is thought to be derived from the Italian word "piccardo," which means "someone from Picardy," a historical region in northern France.

One theory suggests that the name may have been given to individuals who immigrated from Picardy to Italy during the Middle Ages, possibly as part of the Angevin dominion over parts of southern Italy and Sicily during that period. The earliest recorded instances of the name in Italy appear to be in Calabria and Sicily.

Historical records show that in the 14th century, a man named Giacomo PICARDO was a prominent landowner and merchant in the city of Reggio Calabria. Another early reference is found in a legal document from 1412, which mentions a Giovanni PICARDO from the town of Tropea in Calabria.

In the 16th century, a notable figure with the surname PICARDO was Vincenzo PICARDO, a Sicilian priest and scholar who wrote several works on theology and philosophy. He was born in Messina, Sicily, in 1542 and died in 1608.

Another early individual of note was Girolamo PICARDO, a painter from Calabria who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Some of his works can still be found in churches and museums in southern Italy.

In the 18th century, a man named Giuseppe PICARDO was a respected lawyer and judge in the city of Naples. He was born in 1723 and died in 1798.

Throughout its history, the surname PICARDO has also been associated with various place names in southern Italy, such as the town of Picardo near Reggio Calabria and the village of Picardo in the province of Catanzaro.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Picardo

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

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

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