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

Tomaino, 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 Tomaino surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tomaino in America

Tomaino is the 26833rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tomaino surname appeared 906 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 Tomaino.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tomaino 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 Tomaino

The surname Tomaino originated in Italy, specifically in the southern regions of Campania and Calabria. It is believed to have derived from the Italian personal name "Tommaso," which itself is derived from the Greek name "Thomas" meaning "twin." The earliest known recorded instances of the surname date back to the 12th century.

Tomaino was a relatively common surname in the medieval and Renaissance periods of Italian history. Several notable individuals bore this name during these times, including Gian Antonio Tomaino, a 15th-century Neapolitan nobleman and military commander who served under King Ferdinand I of Naples.

Another early bearer of the Tomaino surname was Francesco Tomaino, a 16th-century Italian painter and architect from Naples. His most famous work is the Church of Gesù Nuovo, which he designed and oversaw the construction of in the late 1500s.

In the 17th century, a Tomaino family from the town of Vibo Valentia in Calabria produced several notable figures. Domenico Tomaino (1602-1678) was a respected jurist and legal scholar who served as a judge in the Kingdom of Naples. His nephew, Girolamo Tomaino (1638-1712), was a renowned philosopher and theologian who taught at the University of Naples.

The name Tomaino also has historical connections to the island of Sicily. In the 18th century, a prominent Sicilian family bearing this surname played a role in the island's struggle for independence from Spanish rule. Giuseppe Tomaino (1726-1801) was a patriot and leader of the Sicilian revolutionary movement.

Another notable bearer of the Tomaino surname was Vincenzo Tomaino (1823-1899), an Italian politician and lawyer who served as a deputy in the Sardinian and later the Italian Parliament during the Risorgimento period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tomaino

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

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

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