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    The surname Tilman

    A surname, carried by 1,125 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex T455

    Tilman: #22,770 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tilman #22,770, 1,125 people Tilman: #22,770 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tilman #22,770, 1,125 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tilman is more common than 86% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,125 people named Tilman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,440 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,005.

    #22,770
    rank among US surnames
    1,125
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +11.9%
    change since 2000 (was #23,547)

    Who is named Tilman

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

    64% of people named Tilman identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 64%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 28%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
    • Two or more races 2.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Tilman

    Tilman has the Soundex code T455, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T455.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Tilman?
    1,125 people in the United States had the surname Tilman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,440 Americans. It ranked 22,770th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tilman?
    In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Tilman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Tilman getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,005 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,125 in 2010, up 12%.