How common is the surname Tomei?

1,045 people in the United States had the surname Tomei in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 295,450 Americans. It ranked 24,090th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Tomei?

In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Tomei identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Tomei?

Marisa Tomei, American actress (born 1964), followed by Concetta Tomei.

Where is the surname Tomei most common?

Wikidata records people named Tomei in the United States.

Is the surname Tomei getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,045 in 2010, down 3.2%.

The surname Tomei

An Italian surname, carried by 1,045 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tomei is more common than 85.2% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Tomei.

One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,045 people named Tomei in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 295,450 Americans. That is down 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,079.

#24,090

rank among US surnames

1,045

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

-3.2%

change since 2000 (was #22,283)

Who is named Tomei

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

86% of people named Tomei identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.5%
Two or more races 2.4%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tomeis

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marisa Tomei
American actress (born 1964)
Concetta Tomei
American actress, born 1945

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tomei

Tomei has the Soundex code T500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T500.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Tomei come from?: Borrowed from Italian Tomei.
How common is the surname Tomei?: 1,045 people in the United States had the surname Tomei in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 295,450 Americans. It ranked 24,090th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tomei?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Tomei identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.8% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Tomei?: Marisa Tomei, American actress (born 1964), followed by Concetta Tomei.
Where is the surname Tomei most common?: Wikidata records people named Tomei in the United States.
Is the surname Tomei getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,079 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,045 in 2010, down 3.2%.