Chirico
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Chirico.
Proper noun
Chirico (plural Chiricos)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Chirico is the 18757th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1462 individuals. Chirico is most common among White (94.39%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Chirico”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 328.
Italian
Etymology
From an alternative form of the personal name Ciriaco.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈki.ri.ko/
- Rhymes: -iriko
- Hyphenation: Chì‧ri‧co
Proper noun
Chirico m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the given name