Explore the Family Name Tutino

The meaning of Tutino

Italian: from a pet form of Old Italian (Tuscan dialect) Tuti, a short form of the personal name Dietaiuti, an omen or well-wishing name meaning ‘may God assist you’. Some characteristic forenames: Italian Rocco, Vito, Dino, Gerlando, Nicola, Sal, Santo.

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

The surname Tutino, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a slight shift in its popularity between 2000 and 2010. The ranking of the surname dropped marginally from 41,596 to 41,886, indicating a decrease in popularity by 0.7%. However, interestingly, the actual count of people with the surname Tutino increased by 5.27%, from 493 in 2000 to 519 in 2010. Despite this increase, the proportion of the U.S. population with this surname per 100k remained constant at 0.18.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#41,596	#41,886	-0.7%
Count	493	519	5.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.18	0.18	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tutino

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there was almost no change in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tutino between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals carrying the Tutino surname identified as White, making up 97.36% of the population in 2000 and slightly increasing to 97.5% in 2010. There was a small percentage (1.22%) who identified as Black in 2000, but this number fell to zero by 2010. No individuals with the surname Tutino identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either year. A new emergence in 2010 was a small representation (1.35%) identifying as Hispanic, which was not recorded in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.36%	97.5%	0.14%
Hispanic	0%	1.35%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.22%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%