Termini last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Termini

A surname derived from the Italian word for "boundary" or "limit."

Termini, 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 Termini surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Termini in America

Termini is the 24665th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Termini surname appeared 1,012 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 Termini.

We can also compare 2010 data for Termini 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 24665 22753 8.06%
Count 1,012 1,053 -3.97%
Proportion per 100k 0.34 0.39 -13.70%

The history of the last name Termini

The surname TERMINI is of Italian origin and can be traced back to the medieval period. It is believed to be derived from the Latin word "terminus," which means "boundary" or "limit." This suggests that the name may have originated from a place located near a territorial boundary or border region.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname TERMINI can be found in historical documents from the 13th century, primarily in the regions of Sicily and Calabria in southern Italy. One notable example is a reference to a Sicilian nobleman named Guglielmo TERMINI, who lived in Palermo during the late 13th century.

In the 14th century, the name appears in various records from the Neapolitan Kingdom, such as tax rolls and legal documents. One prominent figure from this era was Pietro TERMINI, a merchant and landowner who lived in the city of Reggio Calabria in the late 1300s.

During the Renaissance period, the TERMINI surname gained further recognition, with several notable individuals bearing the name. One such figure was Girolamo TERMINI (1455-1520), a Sicilian humanist scholar and poet who was highly regarded for his contributions to Italian literature.

In the 17th century, the TERMINI family established itself as a prominent noble lineage in Sicily. One of the most illustrious members was Vincenzo TERMINI (1620-1692), a Sicilian nobleman and military commander who played a significant role in the defense of Messina during the Spanish Succession War.

Another notable individual with the TERMINI surname was Giuseppe TERMINI (1785-1858), an Italian lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Sicilian Parliament during the revolutionary movements of the 19th century.

Over the centuries, the TERMINI surname has also been associated with various place names, such as Termini Imerese, a town in the province of Palermo, Sicily, and Termini Massa, a commune in the province of Massa-Carrara, Tuscany. These place names may have contributed to the origin and spread of the surname across different regions of Italy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Termini

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

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 Termini was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 93.58% 947
Non-Hispanic Black Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 0.59% 6
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 0.69% 7
Hispanic Origin 4.94% 50

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 Termini has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 93.58% 94.49% -0.97%
Black (S)% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.59% 0.57% 3.45%
American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)% (S)%
Two or More Races 0.69% 0.76% -9.66%
Hispanic 4.94% 3.80% 26.09%

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 Termini was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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