Explore the Family Name Torchia

The meaning of Torchia

Italian (Calabria): variant of Torchio. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Gildo, Vito, Alessandro, Amadeo, Dino, Domenic, Franco, Giuseppe, Natale, Pompeo.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Torchia' showed an interesting trend from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Torchia was ranked as the 19,436th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had fallen slightly in rank to 19,966th, a change of -2.73%. Despite this, the actual count of individuals with the Torchia surname increased from 1,287 to 1,343, indicating a rise of 4.35%. However, when looked at proportionally per 100K individuals, there was a small decrease of -4.17% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,436	#19,966	-2.73%
Count	1,287	1,343	4.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.46	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Torchia

The ethnic identity associated with the Torchia surname also saw some shifts during the 2000 to 2010 period, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of Torchias identifying as White decreased marginally from 96.27% to 94.56%, and those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went from 0.39% to zero. On the other hand, the percentage of Torchias with Hispanic ethnicity experienced a significant increase from 2.41% to 3.13%. Interestingly, the count of Torchias identifying with two or more races doubled from 0.78% to 1.56%. There were no Torchias who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.27%	94.56%	-1.78%
Hispanic	2.41%	3.13%	29.88%
Two or More Races	0.78%	1.56%	100%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.39%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%