Thierry Surname

10,970th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Burundi

Thierry Surname Definition:

This is the modern French form of Theodoric, and the immediate ancestor of the common family name Terry.

Thierry Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France16,8001:3,954300
Chad11,7471:1,157216
Burundi8,7741:1,117317
Madagascar5,8211:4,063842
United States2,0961:172,92917,424
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Togo5251:13,8053,854
Gabon4041:4,676852
Israel4041:21,1823,150
Mexico2621:473,7648,730
DR Congo2391:309,12027,984
Netherlands2331:72,47712,311
Dominican Republic2081:50,1582,578
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Cameroon1671:124,36614,149
Belgium1651:69,67711,129
Switzerland1271:64,6697,915
Ivory Coast1171:197,1908,500
England871:640,43737,483
Canada861:428,43737,472
Denmark831:68,0096,785
Thailand811:872,078137,928
Australia801:337,44628,659
Argentina541:791,54552,685
New Caledonia521:5,3121,081
Germany421:1,916,797106,618
Austria321:266,10730,958
Congo301:166,3038,325
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Rwanda251:454,5991,711
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Iran171:4,516,619115,816
Hungary161:613,51735,830
Italy141:4,368,335106,343
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Colombia131:3,674,92915,922
Senegal121:1,214,9453,496
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
China101:136,732,1577,199
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Mauritius51:258,6838,939
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Central African Republic41:1,128,848387
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

The alternate forms: Thiérry (1) are calculated separately.

Thierry (921,305) may also be a first name.

Thierry Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This is the modern French form of Theodoric, and the immediate ancestor of the common family name Terry.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Thierry Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Thierry Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Thierry (Arabic: ثييري, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺗﻴﺮﻱ) is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Thiérry. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thierry? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 10,970th most common last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 142,404 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Thierry reside; 33 percent reside in Western Europe and 32 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 996th most commonly occurring given name internationally. It is borne by 921,305 people.

The surname Thierry is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 16,800 people, or 1 in 3,954. In France Thierry is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 20 percent live, Normandy, where 10 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 10 percent live. Barring France Thierry is found in 94 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 23 percent live and Burundi, where 17 percent live.

Thierry Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thierry has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,230 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 725 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Thierry Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Thierry last name are 9.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.61% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thierry earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 135.48% more than the national average, earning R 559,584 per year; in Colombia they earn 43.59% less than the national average, earning $12,807,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 11.21% less than the national average, earning $38,313 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.01% more than the national average, earning $50,684 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thiérry951/
Thierray932/
Thierrey931/
Thiierry931/
Thiery9212,739/
Therry92608/
Thirry92100/
Tierry9263/
Thierre8647/
Thierri8628/
Theirry8617/
Thyerry8616/
Therrey8615/
Thirrey8613/
Thieery862/
Tierrey861/
Thiorry861/
Thierré861/
Theurry861/
Tiierry861/
Tierruy860/
Thierey860/
Terry83149,257/
Thiry8311,721/
Thery838,283/
Tirry83225/
Tiery839/
Thierree80175/
Thierrij808/
Thierrée805/
Therraya801/
Tierra775,551/
Terrey77985/
Thiere77724/
Terray77509/
Therre77321/
Therer77233/
Thirri77185/
Thiéry77122/
Thieri77101/
Tierre77100/
Terroy7774/
Tierri7774/
Thoiry7772/
Theary7762/
Tehery7757/
Theiry7738/
Thirey7736/
Thirer7730/
Terrys7719/
Theroy7717/
Tearry7714/
Thièry7714/
Therey778/
Therri778/
Thirre778/
Thiray777/
Theray776/
Tjerry776/
Tirrey775/
Terryy774/
Tierey773/
Theriy772/
Terryt772/
Thairy772/
Terryo772/
Tierer772/
Theury772/
Therré772/
Tyerry772/
Terrry771/
Teerry771/
Thesry771/
Tiiery771/
Tieray771/
Thieré771/
Thiroy771/
Thyery771/
Thuiry771/
Tihery771/
Tijery771/
Tterry771/
Terryz771/
Tgerry771/
Teurry771/
Teirry770/
Tery73672/
Tiry73397/
Thoiray71858/
Thieret71340/
Tierrie71203/
Thierie71171/
Tierres71137/
Tierrez7154/
Tieraya7146/
Thieyre7145/
Thirree7127/
Thoirey7120/
Thuirer7120/
Tijerra716/
Therrie716/
Tierris716/
Theeray713/
Terraya712/
Thyerre712/
Taheery712/
Theuray712/
D'Terry712/
Thihere712/
Tehiray711/
Therraa711/
Therhey711/
Terriey711/
Thiétry711/
Thiriey711/
Thieere711/
Thierij711/
Tierret711/
Thierez711/
Teehery710/
Tierrio710/
Theerer710/
Theirer710/
Tierauy710/
Terra6734,655/
Thiri6713,505/
Terer678,625/
There674,020/
Terre673,670/
Tirri673,325/
Terzy672,328/
Terri671,770/
Tieri671,596/
Tirey671,460/
Teray671,267/
Tiera671,040/
Tirre67955/
Teery67790/
Tiere67446/
Teroy67254/
Thire67206/
Tiryo67181/
Tirra67169/
Teriy67151/
Théry67143/
Theri67122/
Terøy67102/
Terey6775/
Tetry6771/
Teiry6770/
Tiray6769/
Thiré6762/
Terré6750/
Tairy6736/
Tiroy6734/
Tirer6731/
Tiriy6722/
Teary6718/
Teryi6711/
Tehry679/
Thairaya679/
Thirraja679/
Terys678/
Teryd678/
Thíry678/
Teryo676/
Teryy675/
Tiory674/
Tyery674/
Titry674/
Toiry674/
Theijere673/
Theré673/
Tuiry672/
Teury672/
Thieroit671/
Tieairra671/
Thyry671/
Tierê671/
Htery671/
Tgery671/
Teyry671/
Thiereth671/
Thêry671/
Tiruy671/
Theeraya671/
Thyerres671/
Thjry671/
Tesry671/
Thierett670/

Thierry Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Thierry in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺗﻴﺮﻱtyry50
ﺗﻴﺮﻯtyry50
Thierry in the Arabic language
ثييريthyyry-

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