How common is the surname Tea?

1,146 people in the United States had the surname Tea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Tea getting more or less common?

More common. 983 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, up 17%.

Is Tea also a first name?

Yes. Tea is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Tea

A surname, carried by 1,146 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tea is more common than 86.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,146 people named Tea in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. That is up 17% since 2000, when the Census counted 983.

#22,450

rank among US surnames

1,146

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+16.6%

change since 2000 (was #23,968)

Who is named Tea

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

64% of people named Tea identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 64%
White (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.8%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tea

Tea has the Soundex code T000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T000.

Questions

How common is the surname Tea?: 1,146 people in the United States had the surname Tea in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tea?: In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Tea identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Tea getting more or less common?: More common. 983 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, up 17%.
Is Tea also a first name?: Yes. Tea is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.