Explore the Family Name Tosti

The meaning of Tosti

Italian: patronymic or plural form of Tosto. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Antonio, Carlo, Chiara, Emidio, Enzo, Gaetano, Giacomo, Giuseppe, Marco, Mario, Nicola, Santina. Spanish Manuel, Angel, Fernando.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tosti has seen a slight dip in popularity between 2000 and 2010. This surname was ranked 32,267th in 2000 and slipped to 33,343rd by 2010, showing a decrease of around 3.33%. However, interestingly, the number of individuals with this surname actually increased during the same period from 673 to 685, a rise of approximately 1.78%. Nonetheless, its proportion per 100,000 people saw a decline of 8%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#32,267	#33,343	-3.33%
Count	673	685	1.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.25	0.23	-8%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tosti

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Tosti identify as White. In 2000, this group accounted for 95.10% of the Tostis, and while it decreased slightly to 94.60% in 2010, it still made up the overwhelming majority. There was a notable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 3.27% in 2000 to 4.67% in 2010, an impressive growth of around 42.81%. The number of individuals identifying as being of two or more races, however, dropped to zero in 2010 from 1.19% in 2000. Meanwhile, the counts for Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native were negligible or suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.1%	94.6%	-0.53%
Hispanic	3.27%	4.67%	42.81%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.19%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%