Explore the Family Name Tuomi

The meaning of Tuomi

Finnish: ornamental name from tuomi ‘bird cherry’ (Prunus padus), adopted in the late 19th century in western and southern Finland by Finns without surnames and also in the early 20th century name-changing campaigns to replace Swedish surnames (compare Laine 4). In the US, it may also be a shortened form of the cognate surname Tuominen. Some characteristic forenames: Finnish Eino, Aimo, Alpo, Kalervo, Pirjo, Toivo, Wiljo.

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

The Popularity data for the surname Tuomi, based on the Decennial U.S. Census, shows a drop in both rank and count from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Tuomi ranked 48,469 and fell by 10.21% to rank at 53,419 in 2010. The count also decreased from 409 in 2000 to 387 in 2010. This is a reduction of 5.38%. In terms of proportion per 100k, the figure also dropped from 0.15 to 0.13, which represents a 13.33% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,469	#53,419	-10.21%
Count	409	387	-5.38%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tuomi

On the subject of ethnic identity associated with the surname Tuomi, Decennial U.S. Census data indicates an increase in the Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic populations between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of Asian/Pacific Islanders increased slightly from 1.47% to 1.55%, while the Hispanic representation saw a significant jump from 1.47% to 3.10%. On the other hand, there was a slight decrease in the White population from 95.84% to 94.06%. No change was recorded for those identifying as Two or more races, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.84%	94.06%	-1.86%
Hispanic	1.47%	3.1%	110.88%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.47%	1.55%	5.44%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%