How Many People Have the Last Name Tay?
people had the surname Tay in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 169,492 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 7 others
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+326 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Tay (58.1%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 19.5%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Tay ranks #667. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 24.8% to 19.5%, and the Hispanic or Latino share rose from 5.3% to 9.9%.
Withheld: too few people to publish.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Tay grew from 1,410 people in 2000 to 1,736 in 2010 (up 23.1%), and its rank rose from #18,196 to #16,536.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,410 | 1,736 |
| Rank | #18,196 | #16,536 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.52 | 0.59 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Tay
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Tay: T000
👤 Tay as a First Name
Tay is a first name too: about 242 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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