Explore the Family Name Tramontana

The meaning of Tramontana

1. topographic name denoting someone from north of the Alps, Italian tramontana, literally ‘someone from over the mountains’. 2. feminine form of Tramontano. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Sal, Americo, Raul, Salvatore, Antonio, Camillo, Carlo, Carmella, Gaetano, Gianluca, Giovanni, Luigi, Rocco, Santo. Spanish Carmelo, Jorge, Jose Carlos, Rosario, Salvador.Italian (mainly Sicily):

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tramontana held the rank of 34,711 in popularity in the year 2000 and then slightly dropped to 36,838 in 2010, marking a change of -6.13%. In terms of count, there were 616 individuals with this surname in 2000, which marginally decreased to 606 by 2010, indicating a decrease of -1.62%. The proportion per 100K people also declined from 0.23 to 0.21 over this decade, registering an -8.7% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,711	#36,838	-6.13%
Count	616	606	-1.62%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.21	-8.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tramontana

According to the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, individuals with the surname Tramontana predominantly identified as white, with 93.34% in 2000 and 92.08% in 2010. During this period, the percentage of individuals identifying as white recorded a slight drop of -1.35%. Hispanic representation increased from 5.03% in 2000 to 6.27% in 2010, showing a significant increase of 24.65%. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years. However, by 2010, 1.16% of individuals reported having two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	93.34%	92.08%	-1.35%
Hispanic	5.03%	6.27%	24.65%
Two or More Races	0%	1.16%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%