Explore the Family Name Tessitore

The meaning of Tessitore

Italian: occupational name for a weaver, tessitore, an agent derivative of tessere ‘to weave’ (from Latin texere). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Antonio, Amadeo, Emanuele, Gaetano.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tessitore has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Tessitore was ranked as the 28,888th most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010 it had dropped to the 31,068th position, marking a 7.55% decrease in rank. The number of individuals bearing the surname also lessened from 775 to 747 during this decade, indicating a 3.61% drop. Furthermore, its proportion per 100,000 people decreased by 13.79% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,888	#31,068	-7.55%
Count	775	747	-3.61%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.25	-13.79%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tessitore

In terms of ethnicity, based on the data provided by the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals with the Tessitore surname identify as White, with a slight increase of 0.48% from 94.06% in 2000 to 94.51% in 2010. There was a minor presence of Hispanic identity among the Tessitores, declining by 5.47% from 4.39% in 2000 to 4.15% in 2010. Interestingly, there was a new appearance of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010, while the percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped to zero from 0.77% in 2000. No individuals with the Tessitore surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.06%	94.51%	0.48%
Hispanic	4.39%	4.15%	-5.47%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.07%	0%
Two or More Races	0.77%	0%	-100%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%