How common is the surname Tyner?

6,819 people in the United States had the surname Tyner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,277 Americans. It ranked 5,131st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tyner?

McCoy Tyner, American jazz pianist (1938–2020), followed by Rob Tyner.

Where is the surname Tyner most common?

Wikidata records people named Tyner in the United States.

Is the surname Tyner getting more or less common?

More common. 6,669 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,819 in 2010, up 2.2%.

The surname Tyner

A surname, carried by 6,819 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T560

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tyner is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,819 people named Tyner in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,277 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,669.

#5,131

rank among US surnames

6,819

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.2%

change since 2000 (was #4,831)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,122	Flagg	6,834	45,178
#5,123	Bonham	6,832	45,191
#5,124	Hughey	6,830	45,204
#5,125	Totten	6,828	45,218
#5,127	Lien	6,827	45,224
#5,128	Nelsen	6,825	45,237
#5,129	Anton	6,823	45,251

Who is named Tyner

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

73% of people named Tyner identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 73%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.9%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tyners

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

McCoy Tyner
American jazz pianist (1938–2020)
Rob Tyner
American musician (1944–1991)
James Noble Tyner
American politician (1826–1904)
Charles Tyner
American actor (1923–2017)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tyner

Tyner has the Soundex code T560, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T560.

Questions

How common is the surname Tyner?: 6,819 people in the United States had the surname Tyner in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,277 Americans. It ranked 5,131st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tyner?: In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Tyner identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tyner?: McCoy Tyner, American jazz pianist (1938–2020), followed by Rob Tyner.
Where is the surname Tyner most common?: Wikidata records people named Tyner in the United States.
Is the surname Tyner getting more or less common?: More common. 6,669 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,819 in 2010, up 2.2%.