Explore the Family Name Tornabene

The meaning of Tornabene

Italian (Sicily): from a medieval personal name of good omen meaning ‘returning a good result’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Alfonso, Alonzo, Antonio, Benito, Carmela, Livio, Nunzio, Patria, Rosario, Sal, Salvatrice, Santo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tornabene saw a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 32,129th most popular surname with an occurrence of 677, or 0.25 per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, its rank dropped to 34,465 with a count of 657, which equates to 0.22 per 100,000 individuals. This represents a drop in rank of 7.27% and a decline in count of 2.95%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,129	#34,465	-7.27%
Count	677	657	-2.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.22	-12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tornabene

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the Tornabene surname was primarily associated with individuals of white ethnic identity in both 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as white decreased slightly from 95.13% in 2000 to 93.3% in 2010. There was no reported association between the Tornabene surname and either Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities in these years. Notably, there was a significant increase in Hispanic ties, rising from 2.66% in 2000 to 5.48% in 2010, marking a change of 106.02%. The proportion of those identifying with two or more races also saw a decline from 1.77% in 2000 to 0.76% in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.13%	93.3%	-1.92%
Hispanic	2.66%	5.48%	106.02%
Two or More Races	1.77%	0.76%	-57.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%