Last Name TAMBLYN

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Meaning Meaning The son of Thomas, from the nickname Tom and diminutive Tomlin. The 'b' in Tamblin is the usual excrescence.
Origin English, South african

Rank 34,259 (2000 US census) 49,099 (1990 US census)
Count 626 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 95.85%, or 600 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.8%, or 5 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • undisclosed % as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.28%, or 8 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.6%, or 10 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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