Explore the Family Name Teachout

The meaning of Teachout

Americanized form of Dutch Tietsoort, unexplained. The surname Tietsoort is no longer found in the Netherlands. Compare Tietsort and Titsworth. History: A family of this name from Schenectady, NY, moved to Port Jervis, NY, on the Delaware River after the massacre during Leisler’s Rebellion of Schenectady in 1690.

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How common is the last name Teachout in the United States?

The popularity of the surname "Teachout" has seen a slight decrease in ranking from 2000 to 2010 based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it was ranked 19,355th and dropped to 20,322nd by 2010, which is a 5% change in rank. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased marginally from 1,295 in 2000 to 1,308 in 2010, marking a 1% growth. The proportion per 100k people also decreased by 8.33%, from 0.48 in 2000 to 0.44 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#19,355	#20,322	-5%
Count	1,295	1,308	1%
Proportion per 100k	0.48	0.44	-8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teachout

As for ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some changes between 2000 and 2010. The most common ethnicity associated with the Teachout name continues to be White, although its percentage has slightly decreased from 95.60% in 2000 to 93.88% in 2010. There was an increase in the number of individuals identifying as two or more races, from 1.31% in 2000 to 2.14% in 2010. The number of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native Teachouts decreased over the decade, while a new Hispanic presence emerged, making up 2.37% of Teachouts in 2010. The Black population remained constant at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.6%	93.88%	-1.8%
Hispanic	0%	2.37%	0%
Two or More Races	1.31%	2.14%	63.36%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.24%	0.84%	-32.26%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.08%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%