Explore the Family Name Tusa

The meaning of Tusa

1. Italian (Sicily): habitational name from a place so called in Messina province. 2. Hungarian: from the old personal name Tusa. 3. Hungarian: habitational name from a place so called in Zemplén County. 4. Altered form of French Toussaint. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Salvatore, Carmela, Luciano, Pietro, Sal, Vita.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tusa has seen a slight rise in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Tusa was ranked 28,617th and by 2010, it climbed to a ranking of 27,950th, marking a positive change of 2.33 percent. Additionally, there was an increase in the count of the surname from 784 in 2000 to 858 in 2010, indicating a 9.44 percent increase. However, the proportion per 100,000 people remained constant at 0.29.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,617	#27,950	2.33%
Count	784	858	9.44%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.29	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tusa

Ethnicity data for the surname Tusa, derived from the Decennial U.S. Census, reveals interesting shifts in ethnic identity across a decade. The percentage of individuals with the surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black increased by approximately 82.61 percent and 82.03 percent respectively from 2000 to 2010. The Hispanic ethnicity also saw a significant increase, with a growth rate of 75.98 percent over the same period. Conversely, those identifying as White exhibited a decrease of 4.20 percent, while the category "Two or more races" went from 1.02 in 2000 to zero in 2010. Information regarding those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native was suppressed in both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.77%	90.79%	-4.2%
Hispanic	1.79%	3.15%	75.98%
Black	1.28%	2.33%	82.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.15%	2.1%	82.61%
Two or More Races	1.02%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%