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

Torio, 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 Torio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Torio in America

Torio is the 30701st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Torio surname appeared 759 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 Torio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Torio 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 Torio

The surname TORIO originated in Italy, with records dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the Latin word "torus," which means a rounded protuberance or swelling. This could suggest that the name may have initially been a descriptive nickname for someone with a distinctive physical characteristic.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the TORIO name is found in a document from the city of Naples, dated 1278. In this document, a certain "Petrus Torio" is mentioned as a landowner in the region. This suggests that the TORIO name was already well-established in southern Italy by the late medieval period.

The name TORIO can also be traced to the town of Torio, located in the province of Avellino, Campania region of Italy. It is possible that the surname originated from this place name, indicating that the family may have hailed from this particular town or its surrounding areas.

In the 14th century, the TORIO name appears in several historical records related to the Papal States. For instance, a document from 1347 mentions a "Niccolò Torio" who served as a diplomat and emissary for Pope Clement VI. This suggests that members of the TORIO family held positions of importance and influence during this time.

Notable individuals with the TORIO surname include Giovanni Battista Torio (1619-1686), an Italian painter and engraver from Naples, known for his religious artworks and etchings. Another prominent figure was Ettore Torio (1759-1829), an Italian mathematician and physicist who made significant contributions to the field of calculus.

Other historical figures bearing the TORIO name include Vincenzo Torio (1624-1708), an Italian architect and engineer who designed several notable buildings in Naples and surrounding areas, and Antonio Torio (1765-1834), an Italian jurist and politician who served as a judge during the Napoleonic era.

The TORIO surname has also been associated with various place names throughout Italy, such as Torio di Codroipo, a small town in the province of Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, and Torio di Salice, a hamlet in the province of Campobasso, Molise.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Torio

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

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

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