Last Names That Start With T
These last names that start with T come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 5,892 surnames beginning with T; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Taylor ranks 13 nationally and leads the T surnames, with Thomas and Thompson next. T covers 5,892 names.
Many top T names work as first names too: Taylor, Thomas, Terry and Todd. That can blur a character's full name, so pick a first name that clearly reads as a given name. Tran is short and clipped, while Thornton adds weight.
Thompson is often misspelled without the P, and Thomas is sometimes mistaken for a first name on forms.
- Surnames starting with T
- 5,892
- Most common
- Taylor 720,370 people
- National rank of the top one
- #13
100 most common last names that start with T
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor | #13 | 720,370 |
| 2 | Thomas | #14 | 710,696 |
| 3 | Thompson | #19 | 644,368 |
| 4 | Turner | #49 | 335,663 |
| 5 | Torres | #50 | 325,169 |
| 6 | Tucker | #139 | 162,933 |
| 7 | Tran | #188 | 136,095 |
| 8 | Terry | #336 | 83,437 |
| 9 | Thornton | #347 | 81,191 |
| 10 | Todd | #423 | 69,810 |
| 11 | Tate | #440 | 67,208 |
| 12 | Townsend | #444 | 66,853 |
| 13 | Tyler | #477 | 62,534 |
| 14 | Trujillo | #504 | 59,609 |
| 15 | Trevino | #612 | 50,454 |
| 16 | Tanner | #675 | 46,412 |
| 17 | Tapia | #845 | 37,201 |
| 18 | Terrell | #946 | 33,914 |
| 19 | Travis | #960 | 33,339 |
| 20 | Tracy | #1,093 | 29,316 |
| 21 | Talley | #1,101 | 29,082 |
| 22 | Tillman | #1,110 | 28,878 |
| 23 | Tyson | #1,152 | 27,911 |
| 24 | Truong | #1,157 | 27,808 |
| 25 | Tuttle | #1,169 | 27,460 |
| 26 | Trejo | #1,172 | 27,383 |
| 27 | Tang | #1,269 | 25,446 |
| 28 | Tipton | #1,303 | 24,767 |
| 29 | Thomson | #1,341 | 24,174 |
| 30 | Tomlinson | #1,345 | 24,110 |
| 31 | Tovar | #1,370 | 23,743 |
| 32 | Teague | #1,371 | 23,731 |
| 33 | Tompkins | #1,385 | 23,468 |
| 34 | Tatum | #1,395 | 23,300 |
| 35 | Tolbert | #1,444 | 22,720 |
| 36 | Thurman | #1,450 | 22,564 |
| 37 | Temple | #1,507 | 21,771 |
| 38 | Tan | #1,530 | 21,567 |
| 39 | Thorpe | #1,569 | 20,960 |
| 40 | Tidwell | #1,595 | 20,681 |
| 41 | Thacker | #1,607 | 20,531 |
| 42 | Toth | #1,649 | 19,918 |
| 43 | Timmons | #1,651 | 19,900 |
| 44 | Tripp | #1,653 | 19,886 |
| 45 | Thomason | #1,678 | 19,549 |
| 46 | Trotter | #1,734 | 18,946 |
| 47 | Trent | #1,759 | 18,679 |
| 48 | Tackett | #1,800 | 18,332 |
| 49 | Thorne | #1,812 | 18,222 |
| 50 | Tobin | #1,816 | 18,135 |
| 51 | Toney | #1,886 | 17,481 |
| 52 | Triplett | #1,890 | 17,422 |
| 53 | Thayer | #2,014 | 16,496 |
| 54 | Trimble | #2,138 | 15,576 |
| 55 | Tilley | #2,143 | 15,560 |
| 56 | Thao | #2,153 | 15,463 |
| 57 | Titus | #2,172 | 15,321 |
| 58 | Tellez | #2,174 | 15,320 |
| 59 | Tabor | #2,213 | 15,058 |
| 60 | Talbot | #2,221 | 15,027 |
| 61 | Thurston | #2,234 | 14,918 |
| 62 | Torrez | #2,236 | 14,904 |
| 63 | Tinsley | #2,255 | 14,834 |
| 64 | Toledo | #2,294 | 14,514 |
| 65 | Trahan | #2,419 | 13,733 |
| 66 | Tharp | #2,443 | 13,578 |
| 67 | Templeton | #2,483 | 13,299 |
| 68 | Tierney | #2,491 | 13,262 |
| 69 | Thibodeaux | #2,508 | 13,199 |
| 70 | Tobias | #2,526 | 13,113 |
| 71 | Troyer | #2,536 | 13,091 |
| 72 | Traylor | #2,630 | 12,627 |
| 73 | Trout | #2,642 | 12,569 |
| 74 | Thrasher | #2,651 | 12,535 |
| 75 | Tubbs | #2,709 | 12,191 |
| 76 | Tam | #2,723 | 12,150 |
| 77 | Tamayo | #2,729 | 12,130 |
| 78 | Trammell | #2,739 | 12,098 |
| 79 | Trinh | #2,868 | 11,507 |
| 80 | Turpin | #2,873 | 11,475 |
| 81 | Tomlin | #2,888 | 11,397 |
| 82 | Talbert | #2,900 | 11,370 |
| 83 | Troutman | #2,954 | 11,210 |
| 84 | Tolliver | #2,956 | 11,208 |
| 85 | Tong | #3,074 | 10,809 |
| 86 | Tavares | #3,130 | 10,583 |
| 87 | Tirado | #3,167 | 10,396 |
| 88 | Turley | #3,246 | 10,102 |
| 89 | Tejeda | #3,256 | 10,071 |
| 90 | Turk | #3,277 | 10,021 |
| 91 | Tice | #3,323 | 9,873 |
| 92 | Thorn | #3,347 | 9,776 |
| 93 | Tisdale | #3,359 | 9,734 |
| 94 | Tejada | #3,372 | 9,700 |
| 95 | Tuck | #3,385 | 9,666 |
| 96 | Tom | #3,405 | 9,629 |
| 97 | Tyree | #3,459 | 9,451 |
| 98 | Thiel | #3,463 | 9,432 |
| 99 | Tsai | #3,503 | 9,332 |
| 100 | Truitt | #3,526 | 9,257 |
Short last names that start with T
- Tran
- Todd
- Tate
- Tang
- Tan
- Toth
- Thao
- Tam
- Tong
- Turk
- Tice
- Tuck
- Tom
- Tsai
- Timm
- Teal
- Taft
- Toro
- Thai
- Troy
Long last names with T
- Thibodeaux
- Trowbridge
- Tankersley
- Timberlake
- Terwilliger
- Talamantes
- Taliaferro
- Tomaszewski
- Throckmorton
- Threadgill
- Talkington
- Turnipseed
- Teitelbaum
- Thornberry
- Turbeville
- Tannenbaum
Uncommon last names that start with T
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Tong
- Tavares
- Tirado
- Turley
- Tejeda
- Turk
- Tice
- Thorn
- Tisdale
- Tejada
- Tuck
- Tom
- Tyree
- Thiel
- Tsai
- Truitt
- Timm
- Thatcher
- Trinidad
- Taggart
- Toler
- Trapp
- Thigpen
- Tafoya
- Tarver
- Teal
- Taft
- Toro
- Tully
- Thai
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with T?
Taylor, shared by 720,370 people in the US Census count, ranked #13 among all surnames.
How many last names start with T?
The Census list has 5,892 surnames starting with T that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with T?
Less common real surnames include Tong, Tavares, Tirado, Turley, Tejeda, Turk.
What are short last names that start with T?
Tran, Todd, Tate, Tang, Tan, Toth, Thao, Tam.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.