The Thien surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 719 people carried this name — #32,079 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 416,700 people counted. That is up 8% from 665 in 2000.
Where the name comes from
The origin of the Thien surname
Borrowed from Hakka 田 (thièn).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Thien» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 88 people named Thien.
2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 9 départements, most often Loire.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Thien,
with a public archive behind them.
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Anton Thien 1900–1987 · politician
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Hendrik Thien 1911–1993 · teacher
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Friedrich von Thien 1939–2021 · boxer
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Michel Thien 1942– · politician
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Hans-Günter Thien 1947– · docent
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Stephanus Tri Buu Thien 1950– · Catholic priest
Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Thien.
- Thiebaud 359 · U.S. census
- Thiebaut 131 · U.S. census
- Thiel 9,880 · U.S. census
- Thiele 4,478 · U.S. census
- Thielen 2,867 · U.S. census
- Thieme 1,866 · U.S. census
- Thier 629 · U.S. census
- Thierry 1,506 · U.S. census
- Thiers 238 · U.S. census
- Thiery 441 · U.S. census
- Thies 4,240 · U.S. census
- Thiesse 333 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Thien is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.