Chico surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Chico surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,308 people carried this name — #9,788 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 89,300 people counted. That is up 36% from 2,436 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 2,935 people named Chico live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 788
Río Negro 450
Tucumán 339
Chaco 328
Salta 280
Chubut 147
City of Buenos Aires 114
Santa Fe 74

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 53 people named Chico.

26 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 12 départements, most often Hérault.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 26
Hérault 5
Pyrénées-Orientales 4
Puy-de-Dôme 3
Gard 3
Bouches-du-Rhône 2
Gers 2
Ardennes 2
Paris 2

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

Who carried it

People named Chico,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Mariano Chico 1796–1850 · politician
  • Mariano Chico 1796–1850 · politician
  • José Manuel Chico 1916– · illustrator
  • Florinda Chico Martín-Mora 1926–2011 · actor
  • Minita Chico-Nazario 1939–2022 · judge
  • Carmen Chico 1944– · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Chico is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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