Explore the Family Name Tomeo

The meaning of Tomeo

Italian: from a shortened form of the personal name Bartolomeo (see Bartholomew). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Vito, Carmine, Domenic, Marco, Stefano.

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

The surname Tomeo, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a decrease in popularity during the 2000-2010 decade. In 2000, it ranked as the 32,609th most popular surname but declined slightly to 34,758th by 2010. This represents a decrease of 6.59%. The number of people with this surname also decreased, from 664 in 2000 to 650 in 2010, a drop of 2.11%. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Tomeo surname per 100k population experienced a decrease of 12.0% over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,609	#34,758	-6.59%
Count	664	650	-2.11%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.22	-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tomeo

When exploring the ethnic identity of those carrying the Tomeo surname, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, we observe some changes between 2000 and 2010. Those identifying as White represented the majority, although this percentage did decline from 93.52% to 90.92%. An increase was noted among those identifying as Hispanic, climbing from 3.46% to 5.54%, an impressive growth of 60.12%. A slight increase was also documented in the American Indian and Alaskan Native group, moving from 1.66% to 1.85%. Interestingly, there were no individuals who identified as Black or of two or more races. However, by 2010, there was a small representation (1.08%) of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.52%	90.92%	-2.78%
Hispanic	3.46%	5.54%	60.12%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.66%	1.85%	11.45%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.08%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%