The Chico Last Name

Chico turns up in national name statistics on both sides of the Atlantic.

Surname origin

We do not guess at meanings: where the dictionaries are silent on Chico, the family's own records come first. Census returns, passenger lists and civil registers are the best places to follow a Chico line back.

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists Chico with 3,308 bearers, at rank 9,788. Of these, 71% identified as Hispanic or Latino. Spanish register data show 6,176 residents carrying Chico as first surname, and 5,898 as second surname.

Heraldry and the Chico name

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A Chico coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

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