How common is the surname Ty?

955 people in the United States had the surname Ty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 323,294 Americans. It ranked 25,793rd of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Ty getting more or less common?

More common. 747 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 955 in 2010, up 28%.

Is Ty also a first name?

Yes. Ty 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.

The surname Ty

A surname, carried by 955 people in the United States.

Pronounced /taɪ/ 1 syllable Soundex T000 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ty is more common than 84.1% of them.

Origin

Clipping of Tyrone, Tyler, Tyson, Tyron, and other male given names beginning with "Ty".

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 955 people named Ty in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 323,294 Americans. That is up 28% since 2000, when the Census counted 747.

#25,793

rank among US surnames

955

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+27.8%

change since 2000 (was #29,728)

Who is named Ty

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

83% of people named Ty identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 83%
White (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.8%

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

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ty

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

Questions

Where does the surname Ty come from?: Clipping of Tyrone, Tyler, Tyson, Tyron, and other male given names beginning with "Ty".
How common is the surname Ty?: 955 people in the United States had the surname Ty in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 323,294 Americans. It ranked 25,793rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ty?: In the 2010 Census, 83% of people named Ty identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Ty?: Ty is /taɪ/, one syllable.
Is the surname Ty getting more or less common?: More common. 747 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 955 in 2010, up 28%.
Is Ty also a first name?: Yes. Ty 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.