The Ricca surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,676 people carried this name — #16,958 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 175,400 people counted. That is down 4% from 1,742 in 2000.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 1,299 people named Ricca 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 mapWhere they live today
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 216 people named Ricca.
54 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 27 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
130 people named Ricca live in Switzerland.
They live in 10 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Ticino.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 51 people named Ricca live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Ricca in American newspapers,
1910–1922.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,917 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Ricca,
with a public archive behind them.
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Baldassarre Ricca d. 1518
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Giovanni Antonio Ricca 1651–1725 · architect
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Giovanni Antonio Ricca 1688–1748 · architect
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Gianbattista Ricca 1691–1757 · architect
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Gianbattista Ricca 1691–1756 · architect
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Francesco Ricca 1755–1809 · scientist
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Ricca.
- Riblet 212 · U.S. census
- Ribot 428 · U.S. census
- Rica 123 · U.S. census
- Ricard 2,984 · U.S. census
- Ricardo 3,448 · U.S. census
- Ricart 272 · U.S. census
- Riccardi 3,289 · U.S. census
- Ricci 11,534 · U.S. census
- Ricciardi 3,951 · U.S. census
- Ricciarelli 133 · U.S. census
- Riccio 4,169 · U.S. census
- Ricco 1,195 · U.S. census
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