Explore the Family Name Tayman

The meaning of Tayman

1. Possibly an altered form of German Dehmann (see Demann). 2. English (Surrey): variant of Tyman, a name which is unexplained but which possibly derives from Middle English tei(e) ‘enclosure, enclosed field’ + man ‘man’, denoting the holder of some kind of responsible position. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

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How common is the last name Tayman in the United States?

The surname Tayman experienced a slight decrease in popularity between the 2000 and 2010 Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it ranked 39,240 in popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to rank 39,960, demonstrating a change of -1.83%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased from 528 in 2000 to 549 in 2010, a growth of 3.98%. Despite this increase in count, the proportion per 100,000 people fell by 5% over the same period, moving from 0.2 to 0.19.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#39,240	#39,960	-1.83%
Count	528	549	3.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tayman

Upon examining the ethnic identity of the Tayman surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a minimal decrease of -0.83% over the decade. The proportion identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2000 was 0.95%, but the data was suppressed in 2010 for privacy reasons. The percentage of those identifying with two or more races saw a decline of -18.05%, dropping from 1.33% in 2000 to 1.09% in 2010. While no Taymans identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2000, by 2010, 1.46% identified as Black. The Hispanic category remained at 0% for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.97%	96.17%	-0.83%
Black	0%	1.46%	0%
Two or More Races	1.33%	1.09%	-18.05%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.95%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%