How Many People Have the Last Name Tyson?

28,947

people had the surname Tyson in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 10,194 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#1,221

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

9.81

In 2010

Largest Group

52.9%

White

Change Since 2000

+3.7%

+1,036 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Tyson (52.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 41.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Tyson ranks #909. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 55.6% to 52.9%.

White 52.9%
Black 41.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%

📈 Change Since 2000

Tyson grew from 27,911 people in 2000 to 28,947 in 2010 (up 3.7%), and its rank fell from #1,152 to #1,221. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 10.35 to 9.81 people per 100,000.

20002010
People27,91128,947
Rank#1,152#1,221
Per 100,000 people10.359.81

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Tyson

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#1,217Ritchie29,040
#1,219Romano29,018
#1,220Oneil28,949
#1,221Tyson28,947
#1,222Bui28,919
#1,223Hilton28,918
#1,224Caballero28,903

👤 Tyson as a First Name

Tyson is a first name too: about 46,838 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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