Explore the Family Name Tinto

The meaning of Tinto

Scottish: habitational name from Tinto near Symington (Lanarkshire), recorded as Tintou in 1315. The first element of the placename is Gaelic teinteach ‘place of fire’, from teine ‘fire’, probably denoting a beacon site.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tinto has experienced a slight increase in popularity from the year 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 120,330th most common surname and by 2010, it moved up in rank to 118,185th. This represents a positive change of 1.78%. In terms of the actual count of people with the Tinto surname, there was an increase from 133 in 2000 to 147 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 10.53%. The proportion of Tintos per 100,000 people remained constant over this decade at 0.05.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#120,330	#118,185	1.78%
Count	133	147	10.53%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.05	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tinto

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tinto, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were significant shifts between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals identified as White, however, this percentage decreased from 75.19% in 2000 to 70.75% in 2010. There was also an increase in the Black population from 19.55% to 21.09%, implying a 7.88% change in the distribution. Interestingly, there were no Tintos who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or as belonging to two or more races during these years. The Hispanic population emerged in 2010 with a representation of 4.76%, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.19%	70.75%	-5.91%
Black	19.55%	21.09%	7.88%
Hispanic	0%	4.76%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%