How common is the surname Tally?

2,435 people in the United States had the surname Tally in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,795 Americans. It ranked 12,683rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tally?

Ted Tally, American playwright.

Where is the surname Tally most common?

Wikidata records people named Tally in the United States.

Is the surname Tally getting more or less common?

More common. 2,239 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,435 in 2010, up 8.8%.

The surname Tally

A surname, carried by 2,435 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T400

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tally is more common than 92.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,435 people named Tally in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 126,795 Americans. That is up 8.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,239.

#12,683

rank among US surnames

2,435

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+8.8%

change since 2000 (was #12,673)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#12,676	Villasana	2,438	126,639
#12,680	Creason	2,437	126,691
#12,682	Filer	2,436	126,743
#12,683	Backstrom	2,435	126,795
#12,689	Deroche	2,434	126,847
#12,692	Veilleux	2,433	126,899

Who is named Tally

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

77% of people named Tally identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.5%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tallys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ted Tally
American playwright, born 1952

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tally

Tally has the Soundex code T400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T400.

Questions

How common is the surname Tally?: 2,435 people in the United States had the surname Tally in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 126,795 Americans. It ranked 12,683rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tally?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Tally identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tally?: Ted Tally, American playwright.
Where is the surname Tally most common?: Wikidata records people named Tally in the United States.
Is the surname Tally getting more or less common?: More common. 2,239 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,435 in 2010, up 8.8%.