How common is the surname Tata?

1,140 people in the United States had the surname Tata in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. It ranked 22,543rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Tata?

In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Tata identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Tata?

Joe E. Tata, American actor (1936–2022).

Where is the surname Tata most common?

Wikidata records people named Tata in the United States.

Is the surname Tata getting more or less common?

More common. 961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,140 in 2010, up 19%.

The surname Tata

A surname, carried by 1,140 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T300

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tata is more common than 86.1% of them.

Origin

A surname. found in India.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,140 people named Tata in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 961.

#22,543

rank among US surnames

1,140

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+18.6%

change since 2000 (was #24,406)

Who is named Tata

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

64% of people named Tata identified as white (not Hispanic), 24% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 7.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 64%
Asian and Pacific Islander 24%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 2.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tatas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joe E. Tata
American actor (1936–2022)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tata

Tata has the Soundex code T300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T300.

Questions

How common is the surname Tata?: 1,140 people in the United States had the surname Tata in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 270,829 Americans. It ranked 22,543rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tata?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Tata identified as white (not Hispanic), and 24% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Tata?: Joe E. Tata, American actor (1936–2022).
Where is the surname Tata most common?: Wikidata records people named Tata in the United States.
Is the surname Tata getting more or less common?: More common. 961 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,140 in 2010, up 19%.