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

Thy, 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 Thy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Thy in America

Thy is the 90113th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Thy surname appeared 205 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 Thy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Thy 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 Thy

The surname "Thy" has its origins traced back to the 13th century in the northern regions of England. It is believed to have derived from an Old English word "thig" or "thye," which referred to a servant or a thane. The areas where this name was predominantly found were Yorkshire and Northumberland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of this surname can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Lincolnshire, dating back to 1273, where a certain Richard le Thy was mentioned. Another early reference is in the Subsidy Rolls of Yorkshire from 1301, listing a William Thy as a taxpayer.

The name "Thy" also has a connection to various place names in England. For instance, the village of Theydon Bois in Essex is thought to have been named after a person with the surname Thy. Similarly, the town of Thyborough in Yorkshire may have derived its name from the same source.

Among the notable individuals bearing the surname "Thy" throughout history, one can mention William Thy, a prominent merchant from York who lived in the late 14th century. In the 16th century, there was a record of a Thomas Thy serving as a member of the Guild of St. Christopher in Yorkshire.

Another individual of note was John Thy, a scholar and theologian born in 1562 in Northumberland. He authored several works on religious subjects and served as a rector in the village of Theydon Bois.

The 17th century saw the rise of Sir Robert Thy, a wealthy landowner from Yorkshire who played a role in the English Civil War as a supporter of the Parliamentarian cause. He was born in 1620 and died in 1678.

Lastly, one cannot overlook the contributions of Mary Thy, a pioneering educator from Northumberland, who established one of the earliest schools for girls in the region in the late 18th century. She was born in 1743 and passed away in 1812.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Thy

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

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

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