Explore the Family Name Twiddy

The meaning of Twiddy

English (Norfolk): 1. apparently a variant of Twitty, with intervocalic voicing of [t] to [d]. 2. possibly also a variant of Tweedie, with which it may have become confused.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Twiddy has seen a slight increase in the past decade. In 2000, it ranked 40,465 in popularity and rose to 39,164 by 2010, which is an increase of 3.22%. The count of individuals with this surname also increased from 509 to 562, representing a growth of 10.41%. The proportion of individuals per 100k with the Twiddy surname remained consistent at 0.19 in both 2000 and 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#40,465	#39,164	3.22%
Count	509	562	10.41%
Proportion per 100k	0.19	0.19	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Twiddy

When considering the ethnicity of those with the surname Twiddy as reported by the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been slight changes over a decade. A significant portion identifies as White, making up 87.03% in 2000 and slightly increasing to 87.37% in 2010. The representation of Hispanic individuals with this surname showed a noticeable increase of 31.94%, rising from 2.16% in 2000 to 2.85% in 2010. The percentage of Black individuals fell by 6.28%, from 5.89% to 5.52%. There was also a moderate increase among American Indian and Alaskan Native individuals, going from 1.96% to 2.31%. However, the data for Asian/Pacific Islander and those identifying with two or more races was suppressed for privacy in the 2010 census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.03%	87.37%	0.39%
Black	5.89%	5.52%	-6.28%
Hispanic	2.16%	2.85%	31.94%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.96%	2.31%	17.86%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.98%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	1.96%	0%	0%