Explore the Family Name Tonini

The meaning of Tonini

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Tonino, a pet form of the personal name Antonio (see Anthony). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Melio, Cesare, Claudio, Dante, Emanuele, Gasper, Julio, Mando, Marcello, Stefano, Tito.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tonini has seen a slight decrease in rank between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 48,109th and by 2010, it had dropped to 49,999th, representing a decrease of approximately 3.93%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname slightly increased by 1.45% over the same period, going from 413 to 419. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a decline of about 6.67%, dropping from 0.15 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,109	#49,999	-3.93%
Count	413	419	1.45%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.14	-6.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tonini

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data presents an interesting shift over the decade. Individuals with the Tonini surname identifying as White decreased by 2.47% from 92.49% in 2000 to 90.21% in 2010. Meanwhile, those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase of 23.26%, going up from 3.87% to 4.77%. The group identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander decreased by 13.92%, from 1.94% to 1.67%. Interestingly, the individuals identifying as having two or more ethnic identities rose significantly by 113.79%, from 1.45% to 3.10%. There were no changes for those identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.49%	90.21%	-2.47%
Hispanic	3.87%	4.77%	23.26%
Two or More Races	1.45%	3.1%	113.79%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.94%	1.67%	-13.92%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%