Ciocca

See also: ciocca and cioccà

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Ciocca.

Proper noun

Ciocca (plural Cioccas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ciocca is the 37848^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 587 individuals. Ciocca is most common among White (93.36%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ciocca”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 338.

Italian

Etymology

A nickname, from ciocca (“lock of hair, tuft”).

Proper noun

Ciocca m or f by sense

1. a surname