Explore the Family Name Tyagi

The meaning of Tyagi

Indian (Haryana, Uttar Pradesh): Brahmin, Jat name believed to be given to the breakaway group that gave up the traditional vocation of cultivation to take up learning and teaching like the Brahmins, or, alternatively, the name given to Brahmins who moved away from learned occupations and took to farming.

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

The popularity of the surname Tyagi has seen a significant upswing between 2000 and 2010. Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, Tyagi moved up from rank 55,003 to 26,654, indicating an impressive increase of 51.54%. The actual count of individuals with this surname also surged by 161.14%, going from 350 people in 2000 to 914 in 2010. This reflects an overall growth in proportion per 100,000 people from 0.13 to 0.31, representing an increase of 138.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,003	#26,654	51.54%
Count	350	914	161.14%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.31	138.46%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tyagi

When it comes to the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tyagi, there's been a noted shift as well. According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there was an increase in the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander from 88.86% in 2000 to 94.97% in 2010. On the other hand, there were declines for those who identified with two or more races (a decrease of 73.05%), White (a decrease of 45.77%), and Hispanic (a decrease of 34.50%). Notably, the percentages remained at zero for both Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnic groups throughout the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	88.86%	94.97%	6.88%
White	3.43%	1.86%	-45.77%
Two or More Races	4.86%	1.31%	-73.05%
Hispanic	2%	1.31%	-34.5%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%