# Tin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/tin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,158 |
| US rank (2010) | 22,260 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 266,620 people |
| Change since 2000 | +51% (769 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Tin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 4.5% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 87% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.3% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Tin in the United States.

## People named Tin

- Christopher Tin, American composer

## Similar surnames

Tinney, Tineo, Tien, Tine, Tian, Twine, Tan, Toney, Tamayo, Tam, Tom, Timm.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.