How common is the surname Tardy?

1,823 people in the United States had the surname Tardy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,361 Americans. It ranked 15,938th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tardy?

Donald Tardy, American musician (born 1970), followed by John Tardy.

Where is the surname Tardy most common?

Wikidata records people named Tardy in the United States.

Is the surname Tardy getting more or less common?

More common. 1,499 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,823 in 2010, up 22%.

The surname Tardy

A surname, carried by 1,823 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T630

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tardy is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,823 people named Tardy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,361 Americans. That is up 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,499.

#15,938

rank among US surnames

1,823

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+21.6%

change since 2000 (was #17,370)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,931	Murch	1,824	169,268
#15,938	Allyn	1,823	169,361
#15,947	Butner	1,822	169,454

Who is named Tardy

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

64% of people named Tardy identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Black (not Hispanic) 26%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tardys

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Donald Tardy
American musician (born 1970)
John Tardy
American singer, born 1968

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tardy

Tardy has the Soundex code T630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T630.

Questions

How common is the surname Tardy?: 1,823 people in the United States had the surname Tardy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,361 Americans. It ranked 15,938th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tardy?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Tardy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tardy?: Donald Tardy, American musician (born 1970), followed by John Tardy.
Where is the surname Tardy most common?: Wikidata records people named Tardy in the United States.
Is the surname Tardy getting more or less common?: More common. 1,499 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,823 in 2010, up 22%.