How common is the surname Toscano?

9,301 people in the United States had the surname Toscano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,195 Americans. It ranked 3,807th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Toscano?

Marcelo Toscano, Brazilian association football player, followed by Joan Toscano.

Where is the surname Toscano most common?

Wikidata records people named Toscano in Brazil, the United States and Andorra.

Is the surname Toscano getting more or less common?

More common. 7,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,301 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Toscano

An Italian surname, carried by 9,301 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Toscano is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

Italian origin

Borrowed from Italian Toscano.

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 9,301 people named Toscano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,195 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,673.

#3,807

rank among US surnames

9,301

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+21.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,274)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,798	Roby	9,315	33,145
#3,799	Ripley	9,314	33,149
#3,800	Palomino	9,313	33,152
#3,801	McWhorter	9,312	33,156
#3,802	Harry	9,311	33,159
#3,804	Jurado	9,309	33,166
#3,805	Lumpkin	9,307	33,173

Who is named Toscano

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

61% of people named Toscano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 37% as white (not Hispanic).

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 61%
White (not Hispanic) 37%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or more races 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Toscanos

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Marcelo Toscano
Brazilian association football player, born 1985
Joan Toscano
Andorran footballer, born 1984
Milena Toscano
Brazilian actress, born 1984
Peterson Toscano
American comedian, born 1965
Pia Toscano
American singer, born 1988

Notable Toscanos come mostly from Brazil (2), the United States (2) and Andorra (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Toscano

Towson

Toscano has the Soundex code T250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T250.

Other Italian surnames

All 798 Italian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Toscano come from?: Borrowed from Italian Toscano.
How common is the surname Toscano?: 9,301 people in the United States had the surname Toscano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,195 Americans. It ranked 3,807th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Toscano?: In the 2010 Census, 61% of people named Toscano identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 37% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Toscano?: Marcelo Toscano, Brazilian association football player, followed by Joan Toscano.
Where is the surname Toscano most common?: Wikidata records people named Toscano in Brazil, the United States and Andorra.
Is the surname Toscano getting more or less common?: More common. 7,673 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,301 in 2010, up 21%.