How common is the surname Tin?

1,158 people in the United States had the surname Tin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,620 Americans. It ranked 22,260th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Tin?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Tin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Tin?

Christopher Tin, American composer.

Where is the surname Tin most common?

Wikidata records people named Tin in the United States.

Is the surname Tin getting more or less common?

More common. 769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,158 in 2010, up 51%.

The surname Tin

A surname, carried by 1,158 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T500

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tin is more common than 86.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,158 people named Tin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 266,620 Americans. That is up 51% since 2000, when the Census counted 769.

#22,260

rank among US surnames

1,158

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+50.6%

change since 2000 (was #29,040)

Who is named Tin

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

87% of people named Tin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 4.5% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 87%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
White (not Hispanic) 4.5%
Two or more races 3.3%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Tins

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Christopher Tin
American composer, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tin

Tin has the Soundex code T500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T500.

Questions

How common is the surname Tin?: 1,158 people in the United States had the surname Tin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 266,620 Americans. It ranked 22,260th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tin?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Tin identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 4.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Tin?: Christopher Tin, American composer.
Where is the surname Tin most common?: Wikidata records people named Tin in the United States.
Is the surname Tin getting more or less common?: More common. 769 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,158 in 2010, up 51%.