Explore the Family Name Toral

The meaning of Toral

Spanish: habitational name from any of the places in Asturias and León, in Spain, named (El) Toral, possibly of pre-Roman origin, but it could also be derived from toro ‘bull’ in the sense of ‘bull pasture’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Juan, Cesar, Jose, Lucila, Adela, Alfonso, Alfredo, Ana Maria, Armando, Dalila, Elena, Escolastica.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Toral rose in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Toral ranked 28,548th in terms of commonality, with a count of 786 individuals bearing the name. By 2010, the ranking had improved to 22,131st and the number of people named Toral increased by 48.6% to 1168. This translates to a proportion per 100k increase from 0.29 to 0.4, a change of 37.93%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,548	#22,131	22.48%
Count	786	1,168	48.6%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.4	37.93%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Toral

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Toral also experienced shifts during this same decade. The Census data shows that a vast majority identified as Hispanic in both years, with a slight increase from 89.31% in 2000 to 90.15% in 2010. White individuals holding the surname saw an increase from 6.74% to 7.36%. However, Asians or Pacific Islanders who carried the Toral name decreased by 10.48%, going from 2.29% to 2.05%. The category for those identifying as two or more races in 2000 was suppressed in 2010. There were no recorded instances of Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native people with this surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	89.31%	90.15%	0.94%
White	6.74%	7.36%	9.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.29%	2.05%	-10.48%
Two or More Races	0.64%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%