How common is the surname Tonelli?

1,041 people in the United States had the surname Tonelli in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,586 Americans. It ranked 24,159th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Tonelli?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Tonelli identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Tonelli?

Mark Tonelli, Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist.

Where is the surname Tonelli most common?

Wikidata records people named Tonelli in Australia.

Is the surname Tonelli getting more or less common?

More common. 951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,041 in 2010, up 9.5%.

The surname Tonelli

A surname, carried by 1,041 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T540

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tonelli is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,041 people named Tonelli in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 296,586 Americans. That is up 9.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 951.

#24,159

rank among US surnames

1,041

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+9.5%

change since 2000 (was #24,615)

Who is named Tonelli

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

94% of people named Tonelli identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.4%
Two or more races 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tonellis

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mark Tonelli
Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tonelli

Tunnell

Tonelli has the Soundex code T540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T540.

Questions

How common is the surname Tonelli?: 1,041 people in the United States had the surname Tonelli in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 296,586 Americans. It ranked 24,159th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tonelli?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Tonelli identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Tonelli?: Mark Tonelli, Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist.
Where is the surname Tonelli most common?: Wikidata records people named Tonelli in Australia.
Is the surname Tonelli getting more or less common?: More common. 951 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,041 in 2010, up 9.5%.