Explore the Family Name Tumminello

The meaning of Tumminello

Italian: variant of Tuminello. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Santo, Salvatore, Carlo, Domenic, Enrico, Gaspare, Giulio, Giuseppe, Matteo, Pietro, Vincenzo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tumminello saw a boost in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked 27,821 in 2000, it climbed to 27,411 in 2010, representing a change of 1.47 percent. The total count of individuals with the Tumminello surname also increased over this decade, moving from 813 people in 2000 to 880 in 2010 — an increase of 8.24 percent. Despite these changes, the proportion of the Tumminello surname per 100k people remained steady at 0.3.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,821	#27,411	1.47%
Count	813	880	8.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.3	0.3	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tumminello

The Decennial U.S. Census also provides interesting insights into the ethnic identity associated with the Tumminello surname. There was no significant change in the percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black between 2000 and 2010. However, those identifying as having two or more races increased by 18.60%, from 0.86% to 1.02%. The largest shift occurred within the Hispanic community, which saw a 61.79% increase, moving from 2.46% to 3.98%. Those identifying as White still make up the majority of individuals with the Tumminello surname, but decreased slightly from 96.06% in 2000 to 94.20% in 2010. No data was recorded for American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.06%	94.2%	-1.94%
Hispanic	2.46%	3.98%	61.79%
Two or More Races	0.86%	1.02%	18.6%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.68%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%