The surname Tankersley
A surname, carried by 5,990 people in the United States.
3 syllables Soundex T526
Origin
A surname.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 5,990 people named Tankersley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 51,543 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,918.
#5,782
rank among US surnames
5,990
people in 2010
2.0
per 100,000 Americans
+1.2%
change since 2000 (was #5,417)
Who is named Tankersley
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
90% of people named Tankersley identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 90%
- Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
- Two or more races 1.6%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Questions
- How common is the surname Tankersley?
- 5,990 people in the United States had the surname Tankersley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 51,543 Americans. It ranked 5,782nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Tankersley?
- In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Tankersley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Tankersley getting more or less common?
- More common. 5,918 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,990 in 2010, up 1.2%.