Find out how popular the last name Tantoco is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Tantoco.

Tantoco, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Tantoco surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tantoco in America

Tantoco is the 101737th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tantoco surname appeared 177 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Tantoco.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tantoco to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Tantoco

The surname Tantoco is believed to have originated from the Philippines. It is a relatively uncommon name and its exact origins and meaning are somewhat obscure. However, many historical records provide clues about its possible derivation and earliest uses.

Some experts suggest that Tantoco may have roots in the Tagalog language, which is widely spoken in the Philippines. The word "toko" in Tagalog can mean "to sell" or "to trade," indicating that the name could have referred to merchants or traders in the past. However, this connection is speculative and not definitively proven.

One of the earliest known references to the Tantoco surname can be found in the records of the Spanish colonial era in the Philippines. In the late 16th century, a document from the Spanish East Indies mentions an individual named Juan Tantoco, who was a landowner in the province of Bulacan.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Tantoco name appears intermittently in various historical records from the Philippines. For example, in 1712, a man named Pedro Tantoco was listed as a resident of the town of Santa Cruz, Manila. This suggests that the name was present in the capital region of the Spanish colonial Philippines during that time period.

One of the earliest known notable individuals with the Tantoco surname was Mariano Tantoco, who was born in 1838 in the town of Balanga, Bataan. He was a prominent businessman and landowner, and played an active role in local politics during the latter part of the Spanish colonial era.

Another historical figure bearing the Tantoco name was Gregorio Tantoco, who was born in 1865 in the town of Lipa, Batangas. He was a successful entrepreneur and one of the pioneers in the Philippine sugar industry, establishing several sugar mills and plantations in the late 19th century.

In the 20th century, one of the most prominent individuals with the Tantoco surname was Mariano Tantoco Jr., who was born in 1898 in Lipa, Batangas. He was a renowned industrialist and philanthropist, and played a significant role in the development of the Philippine business landscape in the early to mid-1900s.

While the Tantoco name is not among the most common surnames in the Philippines, it has a long and rich history, with several notable individuals bearing the name and contributing to various aspects of Philippine society over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tantoco

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Tantoco.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Tantoco was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Tantoco has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Tantoco was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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