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The surname Tyrell

A surname, carried by 1,758 people in the United States.

Pronounced /taɪˈɹɛl/ 2 syllables Soundex T640 Also a first name

Tyrell: #16,376 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Tyrell #16,376, 1,758 people Tyrell: #16,376 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Tyrell #16,376, 1,758 people
Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tyrell is more common than 89.9% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,758 people named Tyrell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 175,623 Americans. That is up 19% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,477.

#16,376
rank among US surnames
1,758
people in 2010
0.6
per 100,000 Americans
+19%
change since 2000 (was #17,561)
RankSurnamePeople1 in
#16,370Yutzy1,759175,523
#16,376Kroger1,758175,623
#16,385Trepanier1,757175,723

Who is named Tyrell

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

53% of people named Tyrell identified as white (not Hispanic), 34% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

  • White (not Hispanic) 53%
  • Black (not Hispanic) 34%
  • Asian and Pacific Islander 5.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
  • Two or more races 3.5%
  • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tyrells

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Soozie Tyrell
    American musician, born 1957

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Tyrell

Tyrell has the Soundex code T640, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T640.

Questions

How common is the surname Tyrell?
1,758 people in the United States had the surname Tyrell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 175,623 Americans. It ranked 16,376th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tyrell?
In the 2010 Census, 53% of people named Tyrell identified as white (not Hispanic), and 34% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Tyrell?
Soozie Tyrell, American musician.
Where is the surname Tyrell most common?
Wikidata records people named Tyrell in the United States.
How do you pronounce Tyrell?
Tyrell is /taɪˈɹɛl/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Tyrell getting more or less common?
More common. 1,477 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,758 in 2010, up 19%.
Is Tyrell also a first name?
Yes. Tyrell 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.