Explore the Family Name Testani

The meaning of Testani

Italian: patronymic or plural form of a derivative of Testa. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Amerigo, Angelo, Domenic, Enrico, Gino, Antonio, Egidio, Fausto, Gabriele, Ignazio, Orazio.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Testani has seen a slight increase in popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked 44,497th in terms of prevalence, with approximately 455 individuals bearing this surname. A decade later, in 2010, its rank had improved to 43,584, with an estimated 495 people having this last name, indicating an approximate growth rate of 8.79%. However, the proportion of people named Testani per 100,000 remained constant at 0.17 during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,497	#43,584	2.05%
Count	455	495	8.79%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.17	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Testani

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the Testani surname identified as White in both 2000 and 2010. Specifically, 97.58% identified as White in 2000, declining slightly to 95.56% in 2010. The representation of Hispanics within this surname group increased substantially, moving from 1.76% in 2000 to 4.04% in 2010, showing a change of 129.55%. There were no reported changes in the percentages of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, those identifying with two or more races, Black individuals, or American Indian and Alaskan Natives with the Testani surname between these two census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.58%	95.56%	-2.07%
Hispanic	1.76%	4.04%	129.55%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%