Explore the Family Name Torno

The meaning of Torno

1. Italian: metonymic occupational name for a turner, from torno, an old word for a lathe (modern Italian tornio), or a habitational name from a place with same name in the sense ‘curved or rounded hill’. 2. Italian: from a short form of the personal name Ritorno. 3. Spanish (also Del Torno): habitational name from El Torno in Cáceres. 4. German: variant of Tornow.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Torno has been growing in popularity over the last decade. In 2000, Torno was ranked 43,708th most common surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to the 39,887th spot, showing an impressive increase of 8.74%. The count of individuals with the Torno surname also rose from 465 in 2000 to 550 in 2010, a growth of 18.28%. As for its proportion per 100,000 people, there was a jump of 11.76%, from 0.17 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#43,708	#39,887	8.74%
Count	465	550	18.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.19	11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Torno

The Decennial U.S. Census data also shows interesting shifts in the ethnic identity associated with the Torno surname. There was a significant increase in the Asian/Pacific Islander representation, which grew by 31.52% from 2000 to 2010. Meanwhile, the majority ethnicity, White, decreased by 7.56%, although it still constituted 66% of the individuals with the Torno surname in 2010. The percentage of those identifying as two or more races dropped by 26.93%, while the Hispanic segment experienced a slight rise of 7.33%. No changes were observed in the categories of Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	71.4%	66%	-7.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	19.35%	25.45%	31.52%
Hispanic	5.59%	6%	7.33%
Two or More Races	3.23%	2.36%	-26.93%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%