Explore the Family Name Thi

The meaning of Thi

1. Vietnamese: from the Chinese surname 施, see Shi 3 and 2 below. 2. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 施, see Shi 3. 3. Chinese: variant Romanization of the surname 褚, see Chu 2. Some characteristic forenames: Vietnamese Anh, Hoa, Hoang, Ly, Minh, Binh, Cung, Cuu, Dau, Dinh, Doan, Dung, Kiu, Liping, Man.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Thi has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Thi was ranked at 28,298 with 795 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, the ranking rose to 24,446 with 1,024 individuals carrying the Thi surname. This represents a rank improvement of 13.61% and a count increase of 28.81%. The proportion of people per 100,000 with this surname also increased by 20.69%, indicating a growing prevalence of this name in the population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#28,298	#24,446	13.61%
Count	795	1,024	28.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.29	0.35	20.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Thi

Analyzing the ethnic identity associated with the surname Thi from the Decennial U.S. Census data, it is evident that the majority identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This group represented 90.57% in 2000 and increased slightly to 91.31% in 2010. However, other ethnic identities are also present among those with the Thi surname. Those identifying as White decreased from 3.14% to 2.73%, while those identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.38% to 1.95%. The percentage of individuals identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native were not reported in 2010 for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	90.57%	91.31%	0.82%
Two or More Races	3.77%	3.52%	-6.63%
White	3.14%	2.73%	-13.06%
Hispanic	1.38%	1.95%	41.3%
Black	1.13%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%