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

Thiry, 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 Thiry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Thiry in America

Thiry is the 22543rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Thiry surname appeared 1,140 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Thiry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Thiry 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 Thiry

The surname Thiry originates from the French region of Lorraine, where it first appeared in the late 11th century. It is derived from the Old French word "tiers," meaning "third" or "thirdborn." This suggests that the name may have originally been a nickname given to the third-born son in a family.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Thiry can be found in the 13th-century Cartulaire de Lépine, a collection of medieval charters from the Lorraine region. In this document, a certain Jean Thiry is mentioned as a landowner in the village of Maizières.

During the 14th and 15th centuries, the Thiry name began to spread to other parts of northeastern France, particularly the regions of Champagne and Burgundy. Several Thiry families are mentioned in local records and tax rolls from this period, indicating their rising prominence as landowners and merchants.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the Thiry surname was Jean Thiry, a Catholic priest and scholar who served as the Dean of the Cathedral of Metz from 1542 to 1560. He was known for his extensive library and his writings on theology and canon law.

Another notable Thiry was Nicolas Thiry, a French mathematician and astronomer who lived from 1635 to 1703. He made significant contributions to the study of celestial mechanics and was a member of the prestigious Académie Royale des Sciences in Paris.

In the 18th century, the Thiry name gained further recognition with François Thiry, a French philosopher and author who adopted the pen name "Holbach." Born in 1723, he was a prominent figure in the Enlightenment movement and is best known for his work "The System of Nature," which advocated for atheism and materialism.

As the Thiry family spread throughout France and beyond, the name underwent various spelling variations, including Thierry, Thiery, and Thierri. These variations can be found in historical records and documents from different regions and time periods.

While the Thiry surname has its roots in northeastern France, it has since been carried by individuals and families to various parts of the world, including Belgium, Switzerland, and even North America, where it was brought by French immigrants and settlers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Thiry

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

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 Thiry 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 Thiry 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 Thiry was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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