Explore the Family Name Teodosio

The meaning of Teodosio

Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian: from the personal name Teodosio, Latin Theodosius, from Greek Theodōsios, a compound of theos ‘God’ + dōsis ‘to give’. This surname is also found in the Philippines.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Teodosio has been growing in popularity in recent years. In 2000, Teodosio was ranked 67,113th most popular surname and by 2010, it had risen to 53,538th - a significant increase of 20.23%. In terms of actual counts, there were 275 individuals with the surname Teodosio in 2000 and this number grew by 40.36% to reach 386 by 2010. Similarly, the proportion of people with the surname per 100k people also grew from 0.1 to 0.13 - an increase of 30%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#67,113	#53,538	20.23%
Count	275	386	40.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.13	30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teodosio

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Teodosio. The data shows that between 2000 and 2010, the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased slightly from 27.27% to 28.50%, and those identifying with two or more races also saw an increase from 2.91% to 3.37%. However, those identifying as White decreased from 62.91% to 52.33%. The most significant change was seen in the Hispanic category, which saw a striking increase from 6.91% in 2000 to 15.54% in 2010. There were no individuals with the surname Teodosio who identified as Black, American Indian or Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	62.91%	52.33%	-16.82%
Asian/Pacific Islander	27.27%	28.5%	4.51%
Hispanic	6.91%	15.54%	124.89%
Two or More Races	2.91%	3.37%	15.81%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%