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    The surname Tolentino

    A surname, carried by 11,371 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex T453

    Tolentino: #3,180 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Tolentino #3,180, 11,371 people Tolentino: #3,180 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tolentino #3,180, 11,371 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tolentino is more common than 98% of them.

    Origin

    From Spanish Tolentino and Portuguese Tolentino, after St. Nicholas of Tolentino (San Nicolás de Tolentino), from Tolentino in Italy.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,371 people named Tolentino in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 27,152 Americans. That is up 48% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,679.

    #3,180
    rank among US surnames
    11,371
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +48.1%
    change since 2000 (was #4,271)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,171Causey11,38727,114
    #3,173Roush11,38627,116
    #3,174Zamudio11,38427,121
    #3,175Mancini11,38227,126
    #3,176Withers11,38127,128
    #3,177Sisson11,38027,131
    #3,178Pepper11,37427,145

    Who is named Tolentino

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    45% of people named Tolentino identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 44% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 5.5% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 45%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 44%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.5%
    • Two or more races 4.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tolentino come from?
    From Spanish Tolentino and Portuguese Tolentino, after St. Nicholas of Tolentino (San Nicolás de Tolentino), from Tolentino in Italy.
    How common is the surname Tolentino?
    11,371 people in the United States had the surname Tolentino in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 27,152 Americans. It ranked 3,180th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tolentino?
    In the 2010 Census, 45% of people named Tolentino identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 44% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Is the surname Tolentino getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,679 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,371 in 2010, up 48%.