Explore the Family Name Tomasso

The meaning of Tomasso

Italian: from a variant of the personal name Tommaso, an equivalent of Thomas. Compare Di Tomasso. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Domenic, Guido.

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

According to data based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tomasso has seen a slight decrease in the United States over time. In 2000, it was the 30,970th most common surname, but by 2010 it had dropped to the 32,792nd position, marking a change of -5.88%. The count of people with this surname also slightly decreased from 709 in 2000 to 700 in 2010, a change of -1.27%. The proportion of people with the Tomasso surname per 100,000 individuals similarly decreased by -7.69% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,970	#32,792	-5.88%
Count	709	700	-1.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.24	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tomasso

The ethnicity associated with the surname Tomasso also showed some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 96.61% of individuals with this name identified as White. By 2010, this percentage had dropped slightly to 94.00%. The Hispanic population with this surname rose from 2.40% in 2000 to 4.00% in 2010. Notably, the proportion of those identifying as Black increased from 0.00% to 1.00% during this timeframe. Meanwhile, those who identified as being of two or more ethnic identities decreased from 0.99% to 0.86%. The percentage of Asians/Pacific Islanders and American Indians and Alaskan Natives with this surname remained at 0.00% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.61%	94%	-2.7%
Hispanic	2.4%	4%	66.67%
Black	0%	1%	0%
Two or More Races	0.99%	0.86%	-13.13%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%