How common is the surname Twyman?

3,046 people in the United States had the surname Twyman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,361 Americans. It ranked 10,531st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Twyman?

Jack Twyman, American basketball player (1929–2012).

Where is the surname Twyman most common?

Wikidata records people named Twyman in the United States.

Is the surname Twyman getting more or less common?

More common. 2,831 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,046 in 2010, up 7.6%.

The surname Twyman

A surname, carried by 3,046 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Twyman is more common than 93.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,046 people named Twyman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 101,361 Americans. That is up 7.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,831.

#10,531

rank among US surnames

3,046

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+7.6%

change since 2000 (was #10,426)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,525	Rippy	3,048	101,294
#10,528	Cumming	3,047	101,328
#10,531	Khalid	3,046	101,361
#10,535	Corr	3,045	101,394
#10,536	Duplessis	3,044	101,428
#10,539	Brunet	3,043	101,461

Who is named Twyman

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

49% of people named Twyman identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.0% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 49%
White (not Hispanic) 43%
Two or more races 5.0%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Twymans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack Twyman
American basketball player (1929–2012)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Twyman

Twyman has the Soundex code T550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T550.

Questions

How common is the surname Twyman?: 3,046 people in the United States had the surname Twyman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 101,361 Americans. It ranked 10,531st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Twyman?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Twyman identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Twyman?: Jack Twyman, American basketball player (1929–2012).
Where is the surname Twyman most common?: Wikidata records people named Twyman in the United States.
Is the surname Twyman getting more or less common?: More common. 2,831 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,046 in 2010, up 7.6%.