Explore the Family Name Tirey

The meaning of Tirey

English and Irish: probably a variant of Scottish Tyree. Some characteristic forenames: Irish Conley.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tirey showed a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Tirey was ranked 26,642nd and this ranking fell to 28,131st in 2010, indicating a drop of 5.59%. The count of individuals carrying this surname also reflected this trend, decreasing from 860 in 2000 to 851 in 2010 which represents a slight decrease of 1.05%. Moreover, the proportion of individuals with this surname per 100,000 people dropped by 9.38%, from 0.32 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#26,642	#28,131	-5.59%
Count	860	851	-1.05%
Proportion per 100k	0.32	0.29	-9.38%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tirey

The ethnicity of individuals with the surname Tirey also experienced some shifts between 2000 and 2010 as seen in the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, the majority of individuals, specifically 96.63%, identified as White, dropping slightly to 95.65% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying as two or more ethnicities saw small increases, with the latter group experiencing a change of 34.29%. A significant rise was observed in those identifying as Hispanic, from 0.81% in 2000 to 2.00% in 2010, showing a drastic increase of 146.91%. Conversely, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black decreased entirely to zero in 2010, while the American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.63%	95.65%	-1.01%
Hispanic	0.81%	2%	146.91%
Two or More Races	0.7%	0.94%	34.29%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.81%	0.82%	1.23%
Black	1.05%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%