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

Scaccia, 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 Scaccia surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Scaccia in America

Scaccia is the 28650th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Scaccia surname appeared 832 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 Scaccia.

We can also compare 2010 data for Scaccia 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 Scaccia

The surname Scaccia has its origins in Italy, specifically in the regions of Campania and Sicily. It is believed to have derived from the Italian word "scacciare," which means "to drive away" or "to expel." This suggests that the name may have been associated with a profession or occupation related to driving away or expelling people or animals.

The earliest recorded instances of the name Scaccia can be traced back to the 14th century. It appears in various historical documents and manuscripts from that time period, particularly in records from the city of Naples and the surrounding areas of Campania. Some of the earliest recorded examples include Giovanni Scaccia, a landowner from the town of Sorrento in the late 14th century, and Giacomo Scaccia, a merchant from Naples who was mentioned in a trade document from 1387.

In the 15th century, the name Scaccia began to spread to other parts of Italy, including Sicily. One notable individual from this period was Antonio Scaccia (1434-1501), a Sicilian jurist and legal scholar who authored several influential works on canon law and ecclesiastical jurisprudence.

Throughout the 16th and 17th centuries, the Scaccia surname continued to be represented in various historical records and documents across Italy. In the 18th century, the name gained further prominence with the birth of Fortunato Bartolomeo Scaccia (1718-1799), a renowned Neapolitan architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings and structures in Naples and its surrounding areas.

Other notable individuals with the surname Scaccia include:

1. Gian Vincenzo Scaccia (1592-1671), an Italian painter and art theorist from Naples.
2. Raffaele Scaccia (1800-1867), an Italian architect and urban planner who worked in Naples and designed several important public buildings.
3. Giuseppe Scaccia (1850-1925), an Italian composer and conductor from Palermo, Sicily.
4. Enrico Scaccia (1885-1968), an Italian painter and sculptor who was part of the Futurist movement.
5. Mario Scaccia (1928-2012), an Italian actor and voice actor who worked extensively in cinema and television.

The surname Scaccia has also been associated with various place names and locations throughout Italy, such as the town of Scaccia in the province of Agrigento, Sicily, and the Scaccia quarter in the city of Naples.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Scaccia

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

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

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