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The surname Thiem

A surname, carried by 1,063 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T500

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Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thiem is more common than 85.3% of them.

Origin

From German Thiem or Khmer ធៀម (thiəm).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,063 people named Thiem in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 290,447 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 1,061.

#23,785
rank among US surnames
1,063
people in 2010
0.4
per 100,000 Americans
+0.2%
change since 2000 (was #22,612)

Who is named Thiem

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

85% of people named Thiem identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

  • White (not Hispanic) 85%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 12%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
  • Two or more races 1.0%
The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Thiems

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Dominic Thiem
    Austrian tennis player (born 1993)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Thiem

Thiem has the Soundex code T500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T500.

Questions

Where does the surname Thiem come from?
From German Thiem or Khmer ធៀម (thiəm).
How common is the surname Thiem?
1,063 people in the United States had the surname Thiem in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 290,447 Americans. It ranked 23,785th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thiem?
In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Thiem identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Thiem?
Dominic Thiem, Austrian tennis player (born 1993).
Where is the surname Thiem most common?
Wikidata records people named Thiem in Austria.
Is the surname Thiem getting more or less common?
More common. 1,061 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,063 in 2010, up 0.2%.