How common is the surname Tilly?

1,315 people in the United States had the surname Tilly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,787 Americans. It ranked 20,239th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tilly?

Jennifer Tilly, American actress, followed by Meg Tilly.

Where is the surname Tilly most common?

Wikidata records people named Tilly in the United States and Canada.

How do you pronounce Tilly?

Tilly is /ˈtɪli/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Tilly getting more or less common?

More common. 1,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,315 in 2010, up 13%.

Is Tilly also a first name?

Yes. Tilly is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Tilly

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,315 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈtɪli/ 2 syllables Soundex T400 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tilly is more common than 87.5% of them.

Origin

* (given name, nickname): Shortened from Matilda, + -y. * (surname): The surname may also have origins as a matronymic from Matilda.

Tilly is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,315 people named Tilly in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 234,787 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,166.

#20,239

rank among US surnames

1,315

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+12.8%

change since 2000 (was #21,004)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#20,232	Musil	1,316	234,609
#20,239	Arista	1,315	234,787
#20,248	Gethers	1,314	234,966

Who is named Tilly

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

88% of people named Tilly identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tillys

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jennifer Tilly
American actress, born 1958
Meg Tilly
American-Canadian actress, born 1960
Charles Tilly
American sociologist (1929–2008)
Theresa Tilly
Actress, born 1953

Notable Tillys come mostly from the United States (3) and Canada (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Tilly

Tilly has the Soundex code T400, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T400.

Questions

Where does the surname Tilly come from?: * (given name, nickname): Shortened from Matilda, + -y. * (surname): The surname may also have origins as a matronymic from Matilda.
How common is the surname Tilly?: 1,315 people in the United States had the surname Tilly in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,787 Americans. It ranked 20,239th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tilly?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Tilly identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tilly?: Jennifer Tilly, American actress, followed by Meg Tilly.
Where is the surname Tilly most common?: Wikidata records people named Tilly in the United States and Canada.
How do you pronounce Tilly?: Tilly is /ˈtɪli/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Tilly?: Tilly is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Tilly getting more or less common?: More common. 1,166 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,315 in 2010, up 13%.
Is Tilly also a first name?: Yes. Tilly is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.