Explore the Family Name Tilles

The meaning of Tilles

Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): metronymic from the Yiddish female personal name Tile, derived either from Hebrew tehila ‘splendor’ or from Ottilia, a name borrowed from German Christians. It is formed with the Yiddish possessive -s. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Nurit, Yaron, Zevi.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tilles has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Tilles was ranked 61,544 in terms of popularity and had a count of 305 individuals carrying the name. However, by 2010, its rank had dropped to 71,886 with 271 individuals bearing the surname, marking an 11.15% decrease in count. Similarly, the proportion of the surname per 100k people also decreased from 0.11 to 0.09, a reduction of 18.18%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#61,544	#71,886	-16.8%
Count	305	271	-11.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tilles

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals carrying the Tilles surname identify as White, with an increase from 80.66% in 2000 to 83.03% in 2010. The Hispanic demographic showed a significant decrease, dropping from 4.26% to 2.21%. There was also a slight decrease in the percentage of Black individuals with this surname, falling from 14.10% to 13.28%. The data reflects no change in the representation of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals among those with the Tilles surname during the aforementioned period. Any data marked with "(S)" was suppressed for privacy reasons.

	2000	2010	Change
White	80.66%	83.03%	2.94%
Black	14.1%	13.28%	-5.82%
Hispanic	4.26%	2.21%	-48.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%