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

Tuccillo, 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 Tuccillo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tuccillo in America

Tuccillo is the 36286th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tuccillo surname appeared 617 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 Tuccillo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tuccillo 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 Tuccillo

The surname Tuccillo originated in Italy, specifically in the southern region of Campania. It is believed to have first emerged during the medieval period, around the 12th or 13th century.

Tuccillo is a diminutive form of the Italian word "tuccio," which means "shorn" or "shaven." This suggests that the name may have been initially given as a nickname to someone with a shaved head or a tonsured monk.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Tuccillo can be found in the historical records of the city of Naples, dating back to the 15th century. These records mention a certain Matteo Tuccillo, who lived in the city during that time.

In the 16th century, the name Tuccillo was also present in the town of Capri, located in the Gulf of Naples. A notable figure from this period was Giovanni Battista Tuccillo, a prominent merchant and landowner who lived between 1520 and 1589.

Moving forward to the 17th century, the Tuccillo family had established itself in the nearby town of Sorrento. One of the most renowned members of this family was Antonio Tuccillo, a skilled architect who was responsible for designing several churches and buildings in the area between 1630 and 1697.

In the 18th century, the name Tuccillo appeared in the historical records of the town of Amalfi, located along the Amalfi Coast. A notable figure from this period was Domenico Tuccillo, a respected lawyer and judge who lived from 1715 to 1792.

As the Tuccillo family continued to spread throughout the region of Campania, they also adopted variations of the name, such as Tuccilli, Tucillo, and Tucciolo. These variations can be found in various historical documents from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Some other notable individuals with the surname Tuccillo include Raffaele Tuccillo, a painter from the town of Vico Equense who lived between 1855 and 1932, and Gennaro Tuccillo, a prominent businessman and philanthropist from Naples who lived from 1875 to 1949.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tuccillo

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

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

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