How common is the surname Tichy?

1,153 people in the United States had the surname Tichy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 267,776 Americans. It ranked 22,346th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Tichy?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Tichy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Tichy?

Herbert Tichy, Austrian mountain climber (1912–1987).

Where is the surname Tichy most common?

Wikidata records people named Tichy in Austria.

Is the surname Tichy getting more or less common?

More common. 1,136 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,153 in 2010, up 1.5%.

The surname Tichy

A Czech surname, carried by 1,153 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T200

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

Origin

Czech origin

From Czech Tichý.

One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,153 people named Tichy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 267,776 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,136.

#22,346

rank among US surnames

1,153

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #21,455)

Who is named Tichy

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

95% of people named Tichy identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tichys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Herbert Tichy
Austrian mountain climber (1912–1987)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tichy

Tice

Tichy has the Soundex code T200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T200.

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Tichy come from?: From Czech Tichý.
How common is the surname Tichy?: 1,153 people in the United States had the surname Tichy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 267,776 Americans. It ranked 22,346th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tichy?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Tichy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Tichy?: Herbert Tichy, Austrian mountain climber (1912–1987).
Where is the surname Tichy most common?: Wikidata records people named Tichy in Austria.
Is the surname Tichy getting more or less common?: More common. 1,136 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,153 in 2010, up 1.5%.