Explore the Family Name Tesoriero

The meaning of Tesoriero

Italian: occupational name for a treasurer or purser, Italian tesoriere, from French trésorier, from medieval Latin thesaurarius. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Bartolo, Angelo, Salvatore, Orlando, Armando, Bartolomeo, Concetta, Domenic, Julio, Maddalena, Marino, Mario, Natale, Ricardo, Rosario, Sal, Umberto.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tesoriero has seen a slight drop in its popularity rank between 2000 and 2010, moving from 27,526 to 28,023, a change of -1.81%. However, despite this decrease in rank, the overall count of individuals with this surname increased by 3.76% during the same period, going up from 824 to 855. The proportion per 100k also experienced a slight decrease of -6.45%, changing from 0.31 to 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,526	#28,023	-1.81%
Count	824	855	3.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.29	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tesoriero

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tesoriero as per the Decennial U.S. Census data, there have been some notable shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group identifying as White decreased slightly by 2.15%, from 95.63% to 93.57%. Meanwhile, the Hispanic identification saw a significant increase of 76.98%, rising from 2.91% to 5.15%. Those identifying with two or more races decreased by 52.07%, from 1.21% to 0.58%. The groups identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively steady, with the Asian/Pacific Islander category showing a small increase to 0.70% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.63%	93.57%	-2.15%
Hispanic	2.91%	5.15%	76.98%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.7%	0%
Two or More Races	1.21%	0.58%	-52.07%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%