Explore the Family Name Tomarchio

The meaning of Tomarchio

Italian (Sicily): status name or occupational name from medieval Greek tourmarchēs ‘commander of a cavalry squadron’ or ‘governor of a tourma’ (an administrative region of the Byzantine empire, of which Sicily and southern Italy at one time formed a part), from Latin turma ‘squadron’ + Greek archē ‘lead, rule’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Cirino, Orazio.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tomarchio has seen a slight rise in the United States. In 2000, it was ranked 77,222nd in terms of frequency, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 75,069th position, reflecting a change of 2.79%. Meanwhile, the count of individual bearing this surname increased from 231 to 257 within the same period, which translates to an increase of 11.26%. The proportion per 100k population remained constant at 0.09.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,222	#75,069	2.79%
Count	231	257	11.26%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.09	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tomarchio

In terms of ethnic identity, the figures from the Decennial U.S. Census reveal that the majority of the people with the Tomarchio surname self-identify as White. This group accounted for 96.54% of all Tomarchios in 2000, while this figure decreased slightly to 92.22% in 2010. There was also a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.16% in 2000 to 4.67% in 2010, showing a significant change of 116.20%. No individuals with this surname identified themselves as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.54%	92.22%	-4.47%
Hispanic	2.16%	4.67%	116.2%
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%