Explore the Family Name Tomassetti

The meaning of Tomassetti

Italian: patronymic or plural form of a pet form of the personal name Tomasso, itself a variant of Tomaso ‘Thomas’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Dino, Serafino, Aldo, Dante, Gino, Giovanni, Rocco, Sal, Valentino.

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

The surname Tomassetti, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has been steadily maintained in popularity over the past decade. In 2000, it held the rank of 36,672, but by 2010, it had slightly dropped to a rank of 38,389, marking a decrease of 4.68%. Despite this minor decrease in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the last name Tomassetti increased from 575 in 2000 to 577 in 2010, demonstrating a slight growth of 0.35%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,672	#38,389	-4.68%
Count	575	577	0.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.21	0.2	-4.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tomassetti

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides an overview of the ethnicity associated with the surname Tomassetti. The majority of those bearing the surname were identified as White, with 96.17% in 2000 and a slight decrease to 93.76% in 2010. A noteworthy increase was observed in the Hispanic identity, which rose from 1.57% in 2000 to 3.12% in 2010, marking a substantial change of 98.73%. The portion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander remained constant at 1.04%, while those identifying with two or more races saw a modest increase from 1.04% to 1.21%. There were no recorded instances of the surname among Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native identities in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.17%	93.76%	-2.51%
Hispanic	1.57%	3.12%	98.73%
Two or More Races	1.04%	1.21%	16.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.04%	1.04%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%