Surname Picco in modern Croatia

In Croatia, Picco families are predominantly Croats (from Rovinj area ), rarely Italians (from Porec ). In the past century, relatively most of Croatian residents bearing this family name were born in Porec and Rijeka. In Jasenovica in Porec every fourth inhabitant had the family name Picco.

Prevalence

About 30 people with faimily name Picco live in Croatia today, in 10 households. There were 20 of them in the middle of the past century, and their number increased by 40 percent.
They are located in only five naselja i to in Jasenovica (15), Rijeka (10), Pula (<5), Vrsar in Rovinj area (<5), and in Flengi in Porec area (<5).

Outside Croatia

Family name Picco (including: Pizzo , Piezzo , Pizzico , Pizzuco , Piczko and Pyczko ) is present in 53 countries worldwide. The family name "Picco " is used by some 5000 people in Italy , about 4000 in Argentina , and some 900 people in the United States. "Pizzo " is used by some 8000 people in Italy , about 4000 in the United States , and some 3000 people in Brazil. "Piezzo " is used by some 200 people in Italy and about 50 in the United States.

Characteristic first names

Gojka Picco, Tea Picco, Romana Picco, Azeglio Picco, Leonardo Picco, Mario Picco, Valentina Picco, Bruno Picco, Jelena Picco, Indira Picco, Guido Picco, Nevenka Picco, Narciso Picco, Lari Picco, Fabrizio Picco, Giordano Picco, Andrijana Picco, Danica Picco, Robert Picco

Mentions in sources

In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over ten times, the first time 1902 in source Hartmann's General List of Apartments in Zagreb.

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