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    The surname Tian

    A surname, carried by 3,547 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex T500

    Tian: #9,195 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tian #9,195, 3,547 people Tian: #9,195 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tian #9,195, 3,547 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tian is more common than 94.3% of them.

    Origin

    The pinyin romanization of Mandarin 田 (Tián).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,547 people named Tian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 87,044 Americans. That is up 116% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,645.

    #9,195
    rank among US surnames
    3,547
    people in 2010
    1.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +115.6%
    change since 2000 (was #16,160)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,186Scalise3,55186,946
    #9,190Fetzer3,55086,971
    #9,192Jimerson3,54887,020
    #9,195Samano3,54787,044
    #9,199Schumaker3,54587,093
    #9,203Wagers3,54487,118

    Who is named Tian

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

    96% of people named Tian identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.7%
    • Two or more races 0.6%
    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.

    Famous Tians

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lil Tay
      American-Canadian internet personality (born 2007)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Tian

    Tian 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 Tian come from?
    The pinyin romanization of Mandarin 田 (Tián).
    How common is the surname Tian?
    3,547 people in the United States had the surname Tian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 87,044 Americans. It ranked 9,195th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tian?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Tian identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 2.3% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Tian?
    Lil Tay, American-Canadian internet personality (born 2007).
    Where is the surname Tian most common?
    Wikidata records people named Tian in Canada.
    Is the surname Tian getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,645 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,547 in 2010, up 116%.
    What are other spellings of Tian?
    Tien and T'ien.