# Tiffany (surname)

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

A northern English surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Latin |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,871 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,900 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 63,384 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.6% (4,840 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈtɪfəni/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old French Tifinie, Tiphanie, from Latin Theophania (“Epiphany”), from Ancient Greek θεο- (theo-, “god”) (combining form of θεός (theós, “god”)) + φαίνω (phaínō, “to shine, appear”). Doublet of theophany. The given name (from circa 12th century) was usually given to girls born at Epiphany. The surname (from late 13th century) is a dialectal variant of the surname Tiffin, which derives from the given name variant Tiffania. In modern times, the given name has been (re)popularized by the surname borne by Charles Lewis Tiffany, founder of jewelry company Tiffany & Co.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tiffany 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.4% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Tiffany in the United States.

## People named Tiffany

- Louis Comfort Tiffany, American stained glass and jewelry designer (1848-1933)
- Charles Lewis Tiffany, American jewelry businessman (1812–1902)
- Dorothy Burlingham, American psychoanalyst (1891-1979)

## Similar surnames

Tobin, Tobon, Tappan, Topham, Tufano.

## 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.