Explore the Family Name Di Tommaso

The meaning of Di Tommaso

Italian: patronymic from the personal name Tommaso, an equivalent of Thomas. Compare Dethomas, Di Tomasso, and Tommaso. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Vito, Angelo, Antonio, Salvatore, Dante, Francesco, Guerino, Lucio, Luigi, Mariano, Mario, Nino, Pietro, Roberto, Saverio.

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How common is the last name Di Tommaso in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Di Tommaso has seen a slight decrease in popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 25,845 in terms of commonality, with 894 individuals bearing this surname, or 0.33 per 100,000 people. By 2010, the rank had slipped to 27,581, with the count falling slightly to 873, or 0.3 per 100,000 people. This represents a decline of 6.72% in ranking and a decrease of 2.35% in the actual count.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,845	#27,581	-6.72%
Count	894	873	-2.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.3	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Di Tommaso

In regards to ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of individuals with the Di Tommaso surname identify as white, making up 94.52% in 2000 and 94.04% in 2010, a negligible decrease of 0.51%. There was a significant change observed within the Hispanic community, which saw an increase from 3.13% in 2000 to 4.47% in 2010, a growth of 42.81%. Those who identified with two or more ethnicities decreased drastically from 1.57% to 0.92%, showing a 41.4% drop. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.52%	94.04%	-0.51%
Hispanic	3.13%	4.47%	42.81%
Two or More Races	1.57%	0.92%	-41.4%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%