How common is the surname Tillis?

3,211 people in the United States had the surname Tillis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,152 Americans. It ranked 10,030th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tillis?

Thom Tillis, American politician (born 1960), followed by Pam Tillis.

Where is the surname Tillis most common?

Wikidata records people named Tillis in the United States.

How do you pronounce Tillis?

Tillis is /ˈtɪlɪs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Tillis getting more or less common?

More common. 2,971 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,211 in 2010, up 8.1%.

The surname Tillis

A surname, carried by 3,211 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtɪlɪs/ 2 syllables Soundex T420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tillis is more common than 93.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,211 people named Tillis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 96,152 Americans. That is up 8.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,971.

#10,030

rank among US surnames

3,211

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+8.1%

change since 2000 (was #10,007)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,023	Baynes	3,215	96,033
#10,026	Ullman	3,213	96,093
#10,029	Trotman	3,212	96,123
#10,030	Copper	3,211	96,152
#10,034	Backman	3,210	96,182
#10,036	Eccles	3,209	96,212

Who is named Tillis

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

53% of people named Tillis identified as Black (not Hispanic), 40% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 53%
White (not Hispanic) 40%
Two or more races 3.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Tilliss

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Thom Tillis
American politician (born 1960)
Pam Tillis
American country singer, born 1957
Mel Tillis
American country singer (1932-–2017)
James Tillis
American boxer, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tillis

Tillis has the Soundex code T420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T420.

Questions

How common is the surname Tillis?: 3,211 people in the United States had the surname Tillis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 96,152 Americans. It ranked 10,030th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tillis?: In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Tillis identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 40% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tillis?: Thom Tillis, American politician (born 1960), followed by Pam Tillis.
Where is the surname Tillis most common?: Wikidata records people named Tillis in the United States.
How do you pronounce Tillis?: Tillis is /ˈtɪlɪs/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Tillis getting more or less common?: More common. 2,971 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,211 in 2010, up 8.1%.