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

Picciuto, 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 Picciuto surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Picciuto in America

Picciuto is the 106570th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Picciuto surname appeared 167 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 Picciuto.

We can also compare 2010 data for Picciuto 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 Picciuto

The surname Picciuto is of Italian origin, specifically from the southern regions of Italy including Sicily and Calabria. It is believed to have emerged during the medieval period, possibly as early as the 11th or 12th century.

The name Picciuto is derived from the Italian word "piccio," which means "small" or "little." It is likely that the name was initially given as a nickname or descriptive term for someone of small stature or a child. Over time, this nickname became a hereditary surname passed down through generations.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Picciuto can be found in the "Codice Diplomatico dei Re Aragonesi di Sicilia," a collection of diplomatic codes and records from the Aragonese rulers of Sicily in the 15th century. In this document, a certain "Jacobo Picciuto" is mentioned as a resident of the town of Palermo in 1437.

Another notable early reference to the name is found in the "Archivio di Stato di Napoli," the State Archives of Naples, where a "Giovanni Picciuto" is listed as a landowner in the town of Reggio Calabria in 1511.

During the Renaissance period, a notable figure with the surname Picciuto was Antonio Picciuto, a renowned painter and sculptor from Messina, Sicily, who lived from approximately 1475 to 1542. His works can still be found in various churches and museums across Italy.

In the 17th century, a prominent member of the Picciuto family was Francesco Picciuto, a jurist and legal scholar from Calabria. He authored several influential treatises on civil and canon law and served as a judge in the city of Naples, where he lived from 1620 to 1685.

Another significant individual with the surname Picciuto was Giuseppe Picciuto, a military leader and patriot from Sicily who played an important role in the Sicilian Revolt against the Bourbon monarchy in 1848. He was born in Palermo in 1798 and died in exile in Malta in 1865.

Over the centuries, the Picciuto name has also been associated with various places and locations across southern Italy, such as the town of Picciuto in the province of Catanzaro, Calabria, and the Picciuto Valley near Messina, Sicily. These place names may have been derived from the surname itself or vice versa, reflecting the historical presence and influence of families bearing the Picciuto name in these areas.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Picciuto

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

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

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