Explore the Family Name Toigo

The meaning of Toigo

Italian (Veneto): probably from a short form of Artuico, a personal name of ancient Germanic origin (see Hartwig). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Aldo, Angelo, Dante, Gino, Leno, Quinto, Stefano.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Toigo ranked 66,676th in popularity in the year 2000 and moved to the 69,996th spot by 2010, a decline of approximately 4.98%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of people with the surname increased slightly from 277 to 280, a growth rate of about 1.08% over the decade. The proportion of individuals bearing the name Toigo per 100,000 people also decreased by 10%, going from 0.1 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#66,676	#69,996	-4.98%
Count	277	280	1.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.09	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Toigo

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Toigo in the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is primarily linked to White ethnicity. In 2000, about 93.86% of the Toigo population identified as White, although this percentage dropped to 91.07% by 2010. However, there was a noticeable emergence of Hispanic and Black identities within the Toigo population in 2010, representing 2.5% and 1.79% respectively, which were not present in the 2000 data. The percentage of Toigos identifying with two or more races slightly decreased from 2.89% in 2000 to 2.86% in 2010. There were no individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.86%	91.07%	-2.97%
Two or More Races	2.89%	2.86%	-1.04%
Hispanic	0%	2.5%	0%
Black	0%	1.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%