How common is the surname Treacy?

1,619 people in the United States had the surname Treacy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,701 Americans. It ranked 17,428th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Treacy?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Treacy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Treacy?

Emerson Treacy, actor (1900-1967).

Where is the surname Treacy most common?

Wikidata records people named Treacy in the United States.

Is the surname Treacy getting more or less common?

More common. 1,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,619 in 2010, up 12%.

The surname Treacy

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,619 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T620

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Treacy is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Treasaigh (“descendant of Treasach”), a personal name ultimately derived from treise (“strength, power”).

Treacy 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 1,619 people named Treacy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 190,701 Americans. That is up 12% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,443.

#17,428

rank among US surnames

1,619

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+12.2%

change since 2000 (was #17,884)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,419	Servantes	1,620	190,584
#17,428	Heppner	1,619	190,701
#17,432	Marzano	1,618	190,819

Who is named Treacy

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

94% of people named Treacy identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Treacys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Emerson Treacy
Actor (1900-1967)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Treacy

Treacy has the Soundex code T620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T620.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Treacy come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Treasaigh (“descendant of Treasach”), a personal name ultimately derived from treise (“strength, power”).
How common is the surname Treacy?: 1,619 people in the United States had the surname Treacy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 190,701 Americans. It ranked 17,428th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Treacy?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Treacy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Treacy?: Emerson Treacy, actor (1900-1967).
Where is the surname Treacy most common?: Wikidata records people named Treacy in the United States.
What type of surname is Treacy?: Treacy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Treacy getting more or less common?: More common. 1,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,619 in 2010, up 12%.