Find out how popular the last name Thierry is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Thierry.

Thierry, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Thierry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Thierry in America

Thierry is the 18385th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Thierry surname appeared 1,506 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Thierry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Thierry to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Thierry

The surname Thierry originated in France during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old German personal name "Theodoric" or "Theuderik", which is composed of the elements "theud" meaning "people" and "ric" meaning "ruler" or "powerful". The name was introduced into France by the Franks, a Germanic tribe that settled in the region during the 5th century.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Thierry can be found in various medieval documents and charters. For example, it appears in the cartulary of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, which dates back to the 9th century. The name is also mentioned in the Domesday Book, a comprehensive survey of land ownership in England commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086.

During the Middle Ages, the surname Thierry was particularly prevalent in the regions of Île-de-France, Champagne, and Lorraine, where it was often associated with noble families and landowners. One notable figure bearing this name was Thierry d'Alsace (c. 1099-1168), a Count of Flanders who played a significant role in the Second Crusade.

In the 13th century, a branch of the Thierry family settled in the Duchy of Burgundy, where they became influential in the region's political and military affairs. Jean Thierry (c. 1260-1328) was a prominent knight and military commander who served under the Dukes of Burgundy during the Hundred Years' War.

Another famous individual with the surname Thierry was Jacques-Nicolas Thierry (1795-1856), a French historian and archeologist who made significant contributions to the study of ancient Gallo-Roman civilization. His works, such as "Histoire de la Gaule" and "Histoire des Gaulois", helped shed light on the cultural heritage of France's Gallic ancestors.

The surname Thierry has also been associated with various place names throughout France, such as Thierry-sur-Meuse, Thierry-la-Ville, and Thierry-Regnier. These locations likely took their names from early settlers or landowners bearing the Thierry surname.

Over the centuries, the spelling of the name has remained relatively consistent, with variations such as Thiery, Thierry, and Thierri appearing in historical records. Today, Thierry continues to be a prominent surname in France, as well as in other French-speaking regions of Europe and North America.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Thierry

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Thierry.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Thierry was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Thierry has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Thierry was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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