The Toscano surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,301 people carried this name — #3,807 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 31,700 people counted. That is up 21% from 7,673 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Toscano surname
A surname originating as an ethnonym.
From toscano (“Tuscan”), an ethnic surname.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Toscano» (Italian), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 5,388 people named Toscano 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 Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 346 people named Toscano.
Most of them — 178 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 25 départements, most often Alpes-Maritimes.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
288 people named Toscano live in Switzerland.
They live in 16 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere 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 45 people named Toscano 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
Toscano in American newspapers,
1893–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Toscano,
with a public archive behind them.
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Salvador Toscano Barragán 1872–1947 · film director -
Antonino Toscano 1887–1941 · military personnel -
Leone Toscano 1125–1185 · writer
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Bonifacio Antonio Toscano 1810–1896 · Catholic priest
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Antonino Paternò Castello del Toscano 1827–1893 · politician
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Gaetano Toscano 1827–1914 · politician
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Toscano.
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