Explore the Family Name Timblin

The meaning of Timblin

English (northern): variant of Timlin with intrusive -b-.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Timblin has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked 35,288 in popularity and this rank slipped to 39,164 by 2010, representing a decrease of approximately 10.98 percent. The number of individuals carrying this surname also reduced from 604 in 2000 to 562 in 2010, a decline of around 6.95 percent. This resulted in the proportion of people with the Timblin surname per 100,000 individuals falling from 0.22 to 0.19, witnessing a drop of around 13.64 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#35,288	#39,164	-10.98%
Count	604	562	-6.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.19	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Timblin

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that there were no individuals bearing the Timblin surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010. For those identifying as White, the percentage dipped slightly from 95.53 percent in 2000 to 94.13 percent in 2010, marking a decrease of about 1.47 percent. On the other hand, the percentage of individuals identifying as Hispanic increased from 1.82 percent in 2000 to 2.31 percent in 2010, a growth of about 26.92 percent. Additionally, there was a substantial rise of approximately 62.12 percent in those identifying as two or more races, increasing from 1.32 percent in 2000 to 2.14 percent in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.53%	94.13%	-1.47%
Hispanic	1.82%	2.31%	26.92%
Two or More Races	1.32%	2.14%	62.12%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%