Explore the Family Name Tillar

The meaning of Tillar

Altered form of Tiller, a surname of English or perhaps German origin.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tillar saw slight fluctuations in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it ranked 63,450 in terms of prevalence; however, by the year 2010, its rank had slipped to 64,891, marking a decrease of 2.27%. Despite this downturn in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the Tillar surname increased by 4.08%, from 294 in 2000 to 306 in 2010. However, the proportion per 100,000 people decreased slightly, from 0.11 in 2000 to 0.1 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#63,450	#64,891	-2.27%
Count	294	306	4.08%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tillar

The ethnicity distribution for the surname Tillar also underwent changes during the same period, according to the same Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the largest ethnic identity associated with the surname was Black, at 50.34%, which grew further to 53.27% by 2010. The second most common ethnicity was White, at 42.52% in 2000, but this figure fell to 40.20% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic constituted 2.38% in 2000, increasing to 2.61% in 2010. Tillar individuals identifying with two or more races saw a decrease, from 3.06% in 2000 to 2.29% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander category saw growth from no representation in 2000 to 1.63% in 2010, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained static with no representation in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	50.34%	53.27%	5.82%
White	42.52%	40.2%	-5.46%
Hispanic	2.38%	2.61%	9.66%
Two or More Races	3.06%	2.29%	-25.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.63%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%