Explore the Family Name Tumminia

The meaning of Tumminia

Italian (Sicily): from Sicilian tumminìa, tumunìa, denoting a type of wheat which ripens in three months, from medieval Greek trimēnia ‘three months’, hence a topographic name or a metonymic occupational name for a grower of or dealer in such wheat. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Nicolina, Nicolo, Sal.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tumminia has seen a decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, its rank was 49,965, but it dropped to 53,667 in 2010, indicating a 7.41% decrease. The count of individuals with this surname also slightly decreased from 394 in 2000 to 385 in 2010, a change of -2.28%. The proportion per 100,000 people also declined from 0.15 in 2000 to 0.13 in 2010, a change of -13.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#49,965	#53,667	-7.41%
Count	394	385	-2.28%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tumminia

Ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census for the Tumminia surname shows that the predominant ethnic identity associated with this surname is White, which represented 96.95% in 2000 and decreased slightly to 93.25% by 2010. Over the same period, there were notable increases in both the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic categories, from 0% and 1.27% respectively in 2000, to 1.56% and 3.12% in 2010. The category of two or more races also appeared in 2010, accounting for 1.82% of people with the Tumminia surname. The categories of Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native saw no reported individuals in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.95%	93.25%	-3.82%
Hispanic	1.27%	3.12%	145.67%
Two or More Races	0%	1.82%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.56%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%