Explore the Family Name Tilbury

The meaning of Tilbury

English: habitational name from Tilbury, a port on the Thames in Essex, which is named from the Old English byname Tila (from til ‘capable’) + Old English burg ‘fortress’.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tilbury has experienced a slight decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000, it ranked as the 31,426th most popular surname and dropped by 3.84% to the 32,632nd position in 2010. The count of people with this surname slightly increased from 697 in 2000 to 704 in 2010, showing an increase of 1%. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 7.69%, moving from 0.26 in 2000 to 0.24 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#31,426	#32,632	-3.84%
Count	697	704	1%
Proportion per 100k	0.26	0.24	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tilbury

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some interesting shifts within the Tilbury surname bearers. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant increase of 48.84%, going from 0.86% in 2000 to 1.28% in 2010. Additionally, those identifying with two or more races also increased by 28.57%, from 2.87% in 2000 to 3.69% in 2010. Conversely, the percentage of white individuals with this surname experienced a small decrease, going from 94.69% in 2000 to 92.47% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also saw a substantial rise of 141%, increasing from 1% in 2000 to 2.41% in 2010. There were no Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals reported under this surname in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.69%	92.47%	-2.34%
Two or More Races	2.87%	3.69%	28.57%
Hispanic	1%	2.41%	141%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.86%	1.28%	48.84%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%