# Tien (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/tien/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Mandarin.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,125 |
| US rank (2010) | 14,139 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 145,292 people |
| Change since 2000 | +11% (1,914 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | Tian, Thien |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 田 (tián).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tien in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 7.7% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 88% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |

## Similar surnames

Tinney, Tena, Tineo, Tin, Tine, Tian, Then, Tan, Toney, Tamayo, Tam, Tom.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.