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

Toirac, 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 Toirac surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Toirac in America

Toirac is the 140157th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Toirac surname appeared 119 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 Toirac.

The history of the last name Toirac

The surname TOIRAC is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period. It is thought to have derived from an Old French phrase referring to a person's occupation or location, such as "toile à récurer" (scouring cloth) or a place name like "Toirac" in the Dordogne region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name TOIRAC can be found in the 14th century Armorial de Gilles Le Bouvier, a collection of heraldic arms and genealogies. This suggests the name may have been used by minor nobility or landed gentry at that time.

In the 16th century, a TOIRAC family is mentioned in records from the town of Saintes in western France. Pierre TOIRAC, born around 1520, was a merchant and alderman in this historic port city.

During the French Renaissance, the philosopher and mathematician Jacques TOIRAC (1558-1636) gained recognition for his works on geometry and algebra. He served as a tutor to the children of nobility in Paris.

The TOIRAC name also appears in some early colonial records from French settlements in the Americas. Jean-Baptiste TOIRAC (1672-1743) was a fur trapper and explorer who traveled extensively in the Great Lakes region of modern-day Canada and the United States.

In the 18th century artistic world, Marie-Geneviève TOIRAC (1720-1789) was a celebrated portrait painter in Paris, patronized by members of the French royal court. Her works can still be found in galleries across Europe.

While not an extremely common surname, TOIRAC maintained a presence in various parts of France over the centuries. The name likely originated from a specific regional dialect or occupation before spreading to other areas through migration and marriage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Toirac

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

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 Toirac 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.

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

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