Explore the Family Name Toran

The meaning of Toran

1. Galician (Torán): habitational name from the village of Santa María de Torán in Ourense province, Galicia (Spain). 2. Irish: variant of Torrens. This form of the surname is very rare in Britain and Ireland, and is found mainly in Lancashire, England.

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

The surname Toran has seen a dip in popularity based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Toran was ranked 28,548th most popular surname in the United States and decreased slightly to a rank of 29,986 in 2010. This represents a change of -5.04%. The number of people with this surname also slightly decreased from 786 in 2000 to 783 in 2010, showing a nominal decrease of -0.38%. The proportion per 100,000 people declined by -6.9%, from 0.29 in 2000 to 0.27 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,548	#29,986	-5.04%
Count	786	783	-0.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.27	-6.9%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Toran

In regard to ethnic identity, the distribution of the Toran surname reflects a diverse range of backgrounds according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The highest percentage in 2010 belonged to Black ethnicity at 64.62%, although this represented a decrease of -5.77% from 2000. White ethnicity made up 25.54% in 2010, an increase of 5.67% since 2000, while Hispanic representation increased by 24.76%, reaching 5.24%. Additionally, those identifying as "Two or more races" grew by 15.75% to 2.94% in 2010. Though small in proportion, there was an emergence of Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities, both of which were not recorded in 2000 but accounted for 1.02% and 0.64% respectively in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	68.58%	64.62%	-5.77%
White	24.17%	25.54%	5.67%
Hispanic	4.2%	5.24%	24.76%
Two or More Races	2.54%	2.94%	15.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.02%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.64%	0%