How common is the last name Rico?

25,453 people in the United States have the last name Rico, about 1 in 11,743. It ranks #1,350 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RICO

#1,350

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
25,453
About
1 in 11,743
This common or more
43.2%
Who bears it

Of the 25,453 people with the last name Rico, 88.3% reported their origin as Hispanic or Latino, 7.8% as White and 2.2% as Asian or Pacific Islander. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Rico

#1,348 Romo · 25,500#1,349 Aviles · 25,475#1,351 Rucker · 25,451#1,352 Herron · 25,450

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Rico, most common first.

#192 Rice · 142,463#696 Rich · 47,823#5,265 Rizo · 6,394#7,938 Rick · 4,009#22,750 Ricco · 1,157#23,990 Rijo · 1,089#31,269 Rigo · 794#33,336 Riso · 736

Also a first name

As a first name, Rico ranks #2,683 of 53,615, with 8,753 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1976, with 327 births. See Rico as a first name

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