Explore the Family Name Tostado

The meaning of Tostado

Spanish: nickname for a very dark-skinned man, from the past participle of tostar ‘to tan, to turn brown’. Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Juan, Mario, Carlos, Edgardo, Ernesto, Guillermo, Javier, Jorge, Miguel, Pedro, Ricardo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tostado has seen a noticeable increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 16,810th most common surname, but by 2010, it had moved up to the 14,127th spot, reflecting a rank change of nearly 16%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also grew substantially during this period, from 1563 in 2000 to 2127 in 2010 - an increase of over 36%. This corresponds to a rise from 0.58 to 0.72 per 100k in proportion.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,810	#14,127	15.96%
Count	1,563	2,127	36.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.58	0.72	24.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tostado

As for its ethnic identity, the Tostado surname is predominantly associated with Hispanic ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In the year 2000, about 94.24% of those bearing the surname identified as Hispanic, and this figure slightly increased to 95.06% in 2010. Notably, the proportion of individuals identifying as White dropped by about 7%, from 4.67% in 2000 to 4.33% in 2010. The percentages for other ethnicities such as Asian/Pacific Islander and Two or More Races were minimal in 2000 and completely suppressed in 2010 due to privacy concerns. There was no representation from Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic identities in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	94.24%	95.06%	0.87%
White	4.67%	4.33%	-7.28%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.58%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0.32%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%