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

Piccione, 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 Piccione surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Piccione in America

Piccione is the 20727th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Piccione surname appeared 1,276 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 Piccione.

We can also compare 2010 data for Piccione 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 Piccione

The surname Piccione originates from Italy, where it first appeared in the 14th century. It is derived from the Italian word "piccione," meaning "pigeon." This suggests that the name may have been given as a nickname or an occupational surname to someone who raised or traded pigeons.

The earliest recorded example of the Piccione surname can be found in the historical records of the city of Naples, where a certain Giovanni Piccione was mentioned in a document dated 1387. The name also appeared in various other Italian cities and regions, such as Tuscany, Piedmont, and Sicily, during the 15th and 16th centuries.

One notable historical figure with the surname Piccione was Giulio Piccione (1566-1638), an Italian philosopher and theologian from Naples. He was a professor at the University of Naples and wrote several influential works on theology and philosophy.

Another noteworthy individual with this surname was Antonio Piccione (1718-1788), an Italian architect and engineer who was active in the Kingdom of Naples during the 18th century. He is best known for his work on the reconstruction of the city of Avellino after a devastating earthquake in 1732.

In the 19th century, there was a prominent Italian painter named Vincenzo Piccione (1823-1891) who was born in Palermo, Sicily. He is renowned for his landscape paintings and scenes depicting Sicilian life and customs.

A more recent figure with the Piccione surname was Attilio Piccione (1892-1976), an Italian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Italian Parliament and held various ministerial positions in the post-World War II governments of Italy.

Lastly, it is worth mentioning that the name Piccione is also found in various forms and spellings in other languages, such as Piccioni in French and Piccion in Spanish, reflecting the spread of this surname across different regions and cultures over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Piccione

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

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

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