How common is the surname Tillinghast?

1,225 people in the United States had the surname Tillinghast in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,037 Americans. It ranked 21,371st of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Tillinghast getting more or less common?

More common. 1,170 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,225 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Tillinghast

A surname, carried by 1,225 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T452

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tillinghast is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,225 people named Tillinghast in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,037 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,170.

#21,371

rank among US surnames

1,225

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #20,945)

Who is named Tillinghast

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

94% of people named Tillinghast identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Tillinghast?: 1,225 people in the United States had the surname Tillinghast in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,037 Americans. It ranked 21,371st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tillinghast?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Tillinghast identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Tillinghast getting more or less common?: More common. 1,170 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,225 in 2010, up 4.7%.