Toscano
An Italian surname meaning “a person from Tuscany.”
The #3,807 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 33,195 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Toscano is the Italian word for “Tuscan,” referring to someone from Tuscany in central Italy. As a surname, it began as a regional label for a person who came from that area or was identified with it. The deeper root is Latin Tuscanus, “of Tuscany,” from the place name Tuscia/Toscana.
History
As with many Italian regional surnames, Toscano likely arose in medieval Italy as people moved and were identified by their home region. It is especially common in southern Italy and among descendants of Italian immigrants abroad. The form is also found as a given descriptor in historical records and place-based naming traditions.
Origin
Regions
Variant spellings
Fun fact
The surname is linguistically the same word as the Italian adjective for “Tuscan,” so it literally points to a family’s place of origin.
From the historical record
“Tolkan, Tommell, Tondorf, Tonks, Toohig, Tooker, Toombs, Tope, Tophy, Toplis, Torgremsen, Torrey, ToRRiN, ToRSLEFF, ToscANO, ToTHiLL (sometimcs spelt Tothell), Towan, Towle, Traiser, Trant, Trask, Trate, TrxWis, Travok, Treacy, Tredick, Trefetiien, names still extant in boston. 453”
— Suffolk Surnames (3rd ed.)