Explore the Family Name Thiery

The meaning of Thiery

French, Walloon, and Luxembourgish: variant of French Thierry. This surname is also found in Germany and in the Flemish part of Belgium. Compare Thiry. Some characteristic forenames: French Alban, Francois, Michel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Thiery had a shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 44,654th in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had dropped to the 47,966th spot, marking a decline of 7.42 percent. The count of individuals with this last name also decreased slightly from 453 to 441 during this time period, a drop of 2.65 percent. Furthermore, the proportion of people with the Thiery surname per 100,000 individuals decreased by 11.76 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#44,654	#47,966	-7.42%
Count	453	441	-2.65%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.15	-11.76%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Thiery

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Thiery, again using data from the Decennial U.S. Census, it's predominantly linked with White ethnicity which made up 96.91 percent in 2000 and 95.01 percent in 2010, indicating a slight decrease of 1.96 percent. During the same decade, there was an appearance of Hispanic ethnicity linked with the surname, rising to 3.85 percent by 2010. No individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, of two or more races, or American Indian and Alaskan Native were associated with this surname in either year. There was a small percentage of Black ethnicity linked to the surname in 2000 at 1.99 percent, but this reduced to zero by 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.91%	95.01%	-1.96%
Hispanic	0%	3.85%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	1.99%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%