Explore the Family Name Tivnan

The meaning of Tivnan

Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Teimhneáin. See Tynan, a form in which the v (Irish mh) is no longer pronounced. This surname has now died out in Britain and Ireland.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tivnan in the United States has seen a minor increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked as the 56,392nd most popular name, with 339 individuals carrying it, which translates to about 0.13 per 100,000 people. By 2010, its rank had risen slightly to 56,073rd, with the count of individuals bearing the name increasing to 365. This constitutes an approximately 0.57% change in rank and a 7.67% change in count over the decade, even though the proportion per 100k people fell by about 7.69%.

20002010Change
Rank#56,392#56,0730.57%
Count3393657.67%
Proportion per 100k0.130.12-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tivnan

Concerning ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Tivnan surname identified as White, accounting for 98.23% in 2000 and 96.99% in 2010, indicating a slight decrease of 1.26% over the ten-year period. There was no record of this surname among Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, and American Indian and Alaskan Native groups in both years. However, there was a small emergence in the category of two or more races in 2010, with 1.64% identifying as such, a change from zero in 2000.

20002010Change
White98.23%96.99%-1.26%
Two or More Races0%1.64%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Hispanic0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%