Explore the Family Name Timbol

The meaning of Timbol

Filipino: from Tagalog timbol ‘float; floating’, probably applied as a nickname or a metonymic occupational name referring to seafaring.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Timbol grew in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 73,412th most common name, but by 2010, it had jumped up the ranks to become the 60,196th most popular surname. This represents an 18 percent increase. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname rose from 246 to 335 during the same time period, marking a 36.18 percent increase. The proportion per 100,000 people also saw a boost, increasing from 0.09 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,412	#60,196	18%
Count	246	335	36.18%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Timbol

The ethnicity of those bearing the Timbol surname also shifted somewhat between 2000 and 2010, as presented by the Decennial U.S. Census data. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased slightly from 83.33 percent to 85.67 percent. There was also a significant increase in those identifying with two or more races, moving from 2.44 percent to 3.28 percent. Conversely, there was a marked decrease in those identifying as White, dropping from 12.60 percent to 7.16 percent. The data also showed a new emergence of Hispanic identity among those with the Timbol surname, rising from zero to 2.99 percent. There were no changes in the percentages of those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	83.33%	85.67%	2.81%
White	12.6%	7.16%	-43.17%
Two or More Races	2.44%	3.28%	34.43%
Hispanic	0%	2.99%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%