Explore the Family Name Tamasi

The meaning of Tamasi

1. Italian: variant of Tomassi. 2. Hungarian (Tamási): patronymic from the personal name Tamás, Hungarian form of Thomas. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Nicola. Hungarian Gabor.

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How common is the last name Tamasi in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tamasi has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 73,412, while in 2010 it rose to rank 69,579, showing a positive change of 5.22%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 246 in 2000 to 282 in 2010, representing a 14.63% growth. Similarly, the proportion of people named Tamasi per 100,000 individuals rose by 11.11%, from 0.09 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,412	#69,579	5.22%
Count	246	282	14.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.1	11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tamasi

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the Tamasi surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, although there was a slight decline from 94.72% to 93.62%. Over the same period, there were notable changes in other ethnic identities associated with the Tamasi surname. There was a new appearance of Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic identities, at 2.84% and 2.48% respectively in 2010, which weren't present in 2000. Conversely, the representation of those who identified with two or more races dropped from 2.85% in 2000 to zero in 2010. The proportions of Tamasi's identifying as Black, American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at zero.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.72%	93.62%	-1.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.84%	0%
Hispanic	0%	2.48%	0%
Two or More Races	2.85%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%