Explore the Family Name Tuscano

The meaning of Tuscano

Italian: variant of Toscano. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Nuncio, Pasquale. Spanish Juan, Juanito.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tuscano has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Tuscano was ranked the 51,583rd most popular surname, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 57,639th position, reflecting an 11.74% decrease. The number of people bearing this surname also declined during this period, from 379 in 2000 to 353 in 2010 — a drop of 6.86%. Therefore, the proportion of individuals with the Tuscano surname per 100,000 people decreased by 14.29%, from 0.14 to 0.12.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#51,583	#57,639	-11.74%
Count	379	353	-6.86%
Proportion per 100k	0.14	0.12	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tuscano

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows significant changes. The proportion of people with the Tuscano surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased significantly from 12.93% in 2000 to 24.65% in 2010 - an increase of 90.64%. There was also a notable increase in the proportion identifying as Hispanic, rising from 2.64% to 9.63%—a whopping 264.77% increase. Meanwhile, the percentage of people identifying as White decreased by 26.51%, from 83.64% in 2000 to 61.47% in 2010. For the first time, individuals started identifying as belonging to two or more races in 2010, while the proportions of those identifying as Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.64%	61.47%	-26.51%
Asian/Pacific Islander	12.93%	24.65%	90.64%
Hispanic	2.64%	9.63%	264.77%
Two or More Races	0%	3.12%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%