Explore the Family Name Twombly

The meaning of Twombly

English: habitational name from Twemlow, a place in Cheshire. The placename means ‘at the two mounds’, from Old English twǣm, dative of twēgen ‘two’, + hlāw ‘mound, hill’. This surname has died out in Britain.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Twombly has seen a slight decrease in popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name was ranked 15,699th most popular, but by 2010 it had slipped to 16,100th, a drop of 2.55%. Despite this fall in rank, the actual number of people with the surname Twombly increased from 1,709 in 2000 to 1,798 in 2010, a 5.21% increase. However, the proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 population decreased by 3.17% over the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,699	#16,100	-2.55%
Count	1,709	1,798	5.21%
Proportion per 100k	0.63	0.61	-3.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Twombly

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, the majority of individuals bearing the surname Twombly identified as White, making up 97.31% in 2000 and slightly less at 96% in 2010. The second largest ethnic identity associated with the surname was Hispanic, increasing from 1.52% in 2000 to 2.06% in 2010. Notably, there was an 88.14% increase in those identifying with two or more races, although they made up just 1.11% of Twomblys in 2010. No individuals with the surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, while Black representation dropped from 0.29% in 2000 to nil in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.31%	96%	-1.35%
Hispanic	1.52%	2.06%	35.53%
Two or More Races	0.59%	1.11%	88.14%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.61%	0%
Black	0.29%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%