Explore the Family Name Tha

The meaning of Tha

Burmese (Karen): from a personal name usually forming part of a compound name, from tha ‘heart’ or ‘fruit’. — Note: Since Karens do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname "Tha" has seen substantial growth from 2000 to 2010. The ranking of this surname has improved by 51.62% from 111,740 in 2000 to 54,055 in 2010. Similarly, the count, which shows how many people carry this surname, has increased by an impressive 161.64%, moving from 146 to 382 within a decade. This is reflected in the proportion of people with this surname per 100k, which surged 160.0% from 0.05 to 0.13.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#111,740	#54,055	51.62%
Count	146	382	161.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.05	0.13	160%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tha

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data illustrates that the majority of individuals carrying the "Tha" surname identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. There was an increase from 79.45% in 2000 to 88.48% in 2010. Over the same period, there was a significant decrease among those identifying as two or more races, declining from 15.07% to just 2.09%. The percentage of individuals identifying as White increased slightly at 53.22%, rising from 3.42% to 5.24%. Meanwhile, there were no recorded holders of the "Tha" surname identifying as Hispanic or American Indian and Alaskan Native. Notably, there was a slight emergence of Black individuals carrying this surname in 2010 that was not present in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	79.45%	88.48%	11.37%
White	3.42%	5.24%	53.22%
Two or More Races	15.07%	2.09%	-86.13%
Black	0%	2.09%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%