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    The surname Troy

    A French surname, carried by 8,109 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /tɹɔɪ/ 1 syllable Soundex T600 Also a first name

    Troy: #4,383 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Troy #4,383, 8,109 people Troy: #4,383 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Troy #4,383, 8,109 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Troy is more common than 97.3% of them.

    Origin

    French origin

    From Latin Troia, from Ancient Greek Τροία (Troía).

    One of 791 French surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 8,109 people named Troy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,074 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,940.

    #4,383
    rank among US surnames
    8,109
    people in 2010
    2.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.1%
    change since 2000 (was #4,125)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #4,374Strunk8,12937,981
    #4,375Hardison8,12837,985
    #4,376Frasier8,12438,004
    #4,378Pendergrass8,12338,009
    #4,379Fain8,12238,013
    #4,380Ramsay8,12038,023
    #4,381Manriquez8,11938,028

    Who is named Troy

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

    78% of people named Troy identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 78%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Troys

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mike Troy
      American swimmer (1940–2019)
    • Pastor Troy
      American rapper (born 1977)
    • Doris Troy
      American actress and singer (1937-2004)
    • Louise Troy
      American actress (1933-1994)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Surnames that sound like Troy

    Troy has the Soundex code T600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T600.

    Other French surnames

    All 791 French surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Troy come from?
    From Latin Troia, from Ancient Greek Τροία (Troía).
    How common is the surname Troy?
    8,109 people in the United States had the surname Troy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,074 Americans. It ranked 4,383rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Troy?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Troy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Troy?
    Mike Troy, American swimmer (1940–2019), followed by Pastor Troy.
    Where is the surname Troy most common?
    Wikidata records people named Troy in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Troy?
    Troy is /tɹɔɪ/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Troy getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,940 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,109 in 2010, up 2.1%.
    Is Troy also a first name?
    Yes. Troy is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.