The surname Timpson
A surname, carried by 1,316 people in the United States.
2 syllables Soundex T512
Origin
Equivalent to Tim, the short form of Timothy, + -son, with an intrusive -p- (also occuring in Thompson and Simpson).
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How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 1,316 people named Timpson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 234,609 Americans. That is up 18% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,114.
Who is named Timpson
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
64% of people named Timpson identified as white (not Hispanic), 32% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
- White (not Hispanic) 64%
- Black (not Hispanic) 32%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
- Two or more races 1.7%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Spellings and sound-alikes
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Surnames that sound like Timpson
Timpson has the Soundex code T512, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T512.
Questions
- Where does the surname Timpson come from?
- Equivalent to Tim, the short form of Timothy, + -son, with an intrusive -p- (also occuring in Thompson and Simpson).
- How common is the surname Timpson?
- 1,316 people in the United States had the surname Timpson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 234,609 Americans. It ranked 20,232nd of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Timpson?
- In the 2010 Census, 64% of people named Timpson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 32% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Is the surname Timpson getting more or less common?
- More common. 1,114 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,316 in 2010, up 18%.