Explore the Family Name Turano

The meaning of Turano

Italian: habitational name from a place called Turano, e.g. in Lombardy and Tuscany, but in most cases probably from Torano Castello in Cosenza. The placename derives from the Latin personal name Thurius. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Angelo, Costantino, Giorgio, Pasquale, Sal, Antonino, Antonio, Carmine, Dante, Dino, Giuseppina.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Turano saw a minor decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Turano was ranked 18,057 in terms of popularity, with 1,424 individuals carrying this surname. By 2010, even though the count of individuals with the Turano surname slightly increased to 1,446, its rank fell to 18,888, indicating a 4.6% decline in popularity. The proportion of people with the surname per 100,000 also decreased by approximately 7.55%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#18,057	#18,888	-4.6%
Count	1,424	1,446	1.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.53	0.49	-7.55%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Turano

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with the Turano surname identified as White in both years (94.80% and 94.67% respectively), there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.32% to 3.53%. There were declines among those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races. No individuals with the Turano surname identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.8%	94.67%	-0.14%
Hispanic	2.32%	3.53%	52.16%
Two or More Races	1.69%	0.9%	-46.75%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.91%	0.69%	-24.18%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%