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

Tio, 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 Tio surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tio in America

Tio is the 37848th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tio surname appeared 587 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 Tio.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tio 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 Tio

The surname Tio is of Spanish origin, and it is believed to have emerged in the early 15th century. It is derived from the Spanish word "tío," which means "uncle" or "relative." This name was likely used to refer to a person's paternal uncle or a close relative.

The earliest known records of the surname Tio can be traced back to the regions of Catalonia and Valencia in Spain. It is possible that the name was initially used as a nickname or a way to distinguish between individuals who shared the same given name within a family or community.

One of the earliest documented references to the surname Tio can be found in the archives of the city of Barcelona, where a man named Jaume Tio was recorded as a merchant in the year 1427. Another notable mention is in the records of the Inquisition in Valencia, where a certain Pedro Tio was tried and convicted for heresy in 1482.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Tio began to spread to other parts of Spain, as well as to the Spanish colonies in the Americas. One notable individual bearing this surname was Juan Tio, a Spanish conquistador who participated in the conquest of Peru alongside Francisco Pizarro in the early 1530s.

In the 18th century, the surname Tio was also present in the Philippines, which was a Spanish colony at the time. One prominent figure was Miguel Tio, a Filipino revolutionary who fought against Spanish colonial rule in the late 1700s.

As the centuries passed, the surname Tio continued to be found in various parts of the Spanish-speaking world. In the 19th century, there was a notable writer and philosopher from Mexico named Juan Bautista Tio, who was born in 1814 and died in 1895.

Another historical figure with the surname Tio was Ramón Tio y Sempere, a Spanish painter and engraver who lived from 1834 to 1906. He was known for his realistic depictions of rural life in Spain.

It is worth noting that the surname Tio has also been found in other parts of Europe, such as Italy and France, where it may have been adopted or adapted from the Spanish version. However, its origins and earliest documented cases remain rooted in the Iberian Peninsula.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tio

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

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

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