The Taormina surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,250 people carried this name — #13,497 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 131,600 people counted. That is up 1% from 2,220 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 151 people named Taormina.
Most of them — 115 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often Bouches-du-Rhône.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 127 people named Taormina live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Córdoba.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
57 people named Taormina live in Switzerland.
They live in 4 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 29 people named Taormina live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Taormina in American newspapers,
1909–1929.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,672 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Taormina,
with a public archive behind them.
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Daniela Patrizia Taormina 1958– · university teacher -
Carlo Taormina 1940– · politician
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Cal Taormina 1945–2020 · pianist
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Giorgio Taormina 1962– · association football player
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Peter J. Taormina 1973–
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Matt Taormina 1986– · ice hockey player
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Taormina.
- Tanis 2,359 · U.S. census
- Tanner 48,813 · U.S. census
- Tano 599 · U.S. census
- Tant 2,355 · U.S. census
- Tanton 882 · U.S. census
- Tanzi 552 · U.S. census
- Tap 197 · U.S. census
- Tapia 52,651 · U.S. census
- Tapie 107 · U.S. census
- Tarallo 630 · U.S. census
- Taran 470 · U.S. census
- Tarantini 105 · U.S. census
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