Explore the Family Name Terzo

The meaning of Terzo

Italian (southern): from the personal name Terzo ‘third’ given to a third son, or a habitational name from any of many places called Terzo. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Guido, Alfonso, Carlo, Dante, Lorenzo, Nunzio, Rino, Rosario, Sal, Vito.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Terzo has seen slight changes in its popularity in the United States between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 52,608th most common surname but slipped to 52,736th place in 2010- a minor decrease of 0.24%. However, the count of people with the Terzo surname increased by 6.22%, from 370 in 2000 to 393 in 2010. Despite this increase, the proportion per 100k people declined by 7.14%, moving from 0.14 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#52,608	#52,736	-0.24%
Count	370	393	6.22%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.13	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Terzo

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the Terzo surname identify as White, with an increase from 93.51% in 2000 to 95.93% in 2010. There was a notable decline in those identifying as part of two or more races, going from 1.62% in 2000 to effectively none in 2010. The percentage of Terzos identifying as Hispanic also decreased slightly, from 4.32% in 2000 to 3.82% in 2010. Data for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were either nonexistent or suppressed for privacy in both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.51%	95.93%	2.59%
Hispanic	4.32%	3.82%	-11.57%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.62%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%