How common is the surname Tormey?

1,254 people in the United States had the surname Tormey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,209 Americans. It ranked 20,985th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Tormey getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,254 in 2010, down 2.0%.

The surname Tormey

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,254 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tormey is more common than 87.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tormaigh (“descendant of Tormach”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Þórmóðr.

Tormey is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,254 people named Tormey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 246,209 Americans. That is down 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,279.

#20,985

rank among US surnames

1,254

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

-2%

change since 2000 (was #19,526)

Who is named Tormey

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

95% of people named Tormey identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as two or more races and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Tormey come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Tormaigh (“descendant of Tormach”), a Gaelicized form of the Old Norse personal name Þórmóðr.
How common is the surname Tormey?: 1,254 people in the United States had the surname Tormey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 246,209 Americans. It ranked 20,985th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tormey?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Tormey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as two or more races.
What type of surname is Tormey?: Tormey is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Tormey getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,279 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,254 in 2010, down 2.0%.