Explore the Family Name Tofte

The meaning of Tofte

Scandinavian (mainly Norwegian): variant of Toft. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Erik, Hjalmer, Iver, Steinar, Thora.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tofte has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 31,426th most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 31,960th place, marking a decline of 1.7%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with the Tofte surname increased slightly, from 697 in 2000 to 722 in 2010. However, when calculated proportionally per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 7.69% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,426	#31,960	-1.7%
Count	697	722	3.59%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.24	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tofte

The ethnicity associated with the Tofte surname shows some changes over the decade according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with the name have been identified as White, although this percentage dropped marginally from 98.28% in 2000 to 96.54% in 2010. There was no representation from the Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian/Alaskan Native communities in either year. Interestingly, the Hispanic representation grew significantly by 76.74%, albeit from a small base of 0.86% in 2000 to 1.52% in 2010. Similarly, representation from individuals identifying as Black was recorded for the first time in 2010 at 0.69%. A new category appeared in 2010 with 0.83% of individuals identifying as belonging to two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.28%	96.54%	-1.77%
Hispanic	0.86%	1.52%	76.74%
Two or More Races	0%	0.83%	0%
Black	0%	0.69%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%