Explore the Family Name Tomes

The meaning of Tomes

1. English: variant of Toms. 2. Czech (Tomeš): from a variant of the personal name Tomáš (see Thomas). 3. Spanish (Tomés): from a derivative of the personal name Tomás (see Thomas).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tomes saw a slight decrease in ranking between 2000 and 2010, moving from 10,081 to 10,462. This represents a drop of 3.78%. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased by 4.24% during this period, growing from 2,948 to 3,073. The proportion per 100,000 also declined slightly by 4.59%, indicating that while the absolute count has increased, its prevalence relative to other surnames has decreased.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#10,081	#10,462	-3.78%
Count	2,948	3,073	4.24%
Proportion per 100k	1.09	1.04	-4.59%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tomes

The ethnic identity associated with the Tomes surname has also seen changes according to Decennial U.S. Census data. Between 2000 and 2010, there was a significant increase in the proportion of individuals identifying as Hispanic, seeing an impressive growth of 120.19%. Similarly, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or belonging to two or more races also rose by 51.22% and 42.25% respectively. On the contrary, the count of those identifying as White experienced a small decline of -1.30%, while those identifying as Black and American Indian & Alaskan Native registered substantial drops of -30.22% and -62.96% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.68%	82.59%	-1.3%
Black	10.72%	7.48%	-30.22%
Hispanic	3.22%	7.09%	120.19%
Two or More Races	1.42%	2.02%	42.25%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.41%	0.62%	51.22%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.54%	0.2%	-62.96%