Explore the Family Name Turiano

The meaning of Turiano

Italian (Sicily and Calabria): perhaps a habitational name for someone from Turi (see Turi). Some characteristic forenames: Italian Angelo, Alfredo, Dante, Eriberto, Rosario, Santo.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity and prevalence of the surname Turiano in the United States has shown slight fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname ranked 62,046 in popularity and rose slightly to 63,873 by 2010, marking a minor decrease of 2.94%. The count of people with this surname increased moderately from 302 to 312 over that same period, leading to an overall increase of 3.31%. Despite these changes, the proportion of individuals with the Turiano surname per 100,000 people remained stable at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,046	#63,873	-2.94%
Count	302	312	3.31%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Turiano

The distribution of ethnic identities associated with the Turiano surname has also seen some changes over time, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, the majority of those with the Turiano surname identified as White (90.73%) but this figure fell to 82.37% by 2010. The percentage of Turiano's identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled from 6.62% in 2000 to 13.46% in 2010. The number of Hispanic individuals with this surname also increased, rising from 1.99% to 3.21% during this time period. There were no individuals who identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.73%	82.37%	-9.21%
Asian/Pacific Islander	6.62%	13.46%	103.32%
Hispanic	1.99%	3.21%	61.31%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%