Explore the Family Name Tomaro

The meaning of Tomaro

Italian (southern): elaborated form of the personal name Toma, a short form of Tomaso. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Biagio, Angelo, Annunziata, Cosmo, Domenic, Gino, Giuseppina, Pasquale, Rocco, Valentino.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tomaro slightly declined between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Tomaro was ranked 41,859th in popularity and this rank dropped to 43,651st by 2010, a change of -4.28%. However, despite the decline in rank, the count of individuals with the Tomaro surname actually increased from 489 people in 2000 to 494 people in 2010, marking a growth of 1.02%. The proportion per 100k also decreased by -5.56%, moving from 0.18 to 0.17 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,859	#43,651	-4.28%
Count	489	494	1.02%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.17	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tomaro

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tomaro, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as White remained the largest group, although the percentage decreased from 98.36% in 2000 to 95.34% in 2010. At the same time, there were increases in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races, where these categories reported figures of 2.83% and 1.01% respectively in 2010 after having no representation in 2000. There were no changes for those identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native, with these categories reporting no representation in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.36%	95.34%	-3.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2.83%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	1.01%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%