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    The surname Tio

    A Spanish nickname surname, carried by 587 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex T000

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tio is more common than 76.7% of them.

    Origin

    Spanish origin

    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Spanish Tío and Portuguese Tio, from tío (“uncle”) and tio (“uncle”). * Borrowed from Catalan Tió, a nickname from tió (“log, stump for burning”).

    Tio is a nickname surname: from a description or nickname of an ancestor.

    One of 992 Spanish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 587 people named Tio in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 525,972 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 422.

    #37,848
    rank among US surnames
    587
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +39.1%
    change since 2000 (was #47,308)

    Who is named Tio

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

    50% of people named Tio identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 22% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 50%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23%
    • White (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

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

    Famous Tios

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Lorenzo Tio
      American clarinetist (1893–1933)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Tio

    Tio has the Soundex code T000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T000.

    Other Spanish surnames

    All 992 Spanish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Tio come from?
    Two main origins: * Borrowed from Spanish Tío and Portuguese Tio, from tío (“uncle”) and tio (“uncle”). * Borrowed from Catalan Tió, a nickname from tió (“log, stump for burning”).
    How common is the surname Tio?
    587 people in the United States had the surname Tio in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 525,972 Americans. It ranked 37,848th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Tio?
    In the 2010 Census, 50% of people named Tio identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Tio?
    Lorenzo Tio, American clarinetist (1893–1933).
    Where is the surname Tio most common?
    Wikidata records people named Tio in the United States.
    What type of surname is Tio?
    Tio is a nickname surname, from a description or nickname of an ancestor.
    Is the surname Tio getting more or less common?
    More common. 422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 587 in 2010, up 39%.