Explore the Family Name Teare

The meaning of Teare

Manx: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an tSaoir, Manx Mac y Teyir ‘son of the craftsman’. Compare Irish McAteer, Scottish McIntyre.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Teare has seen a slight decrease in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Teare held the rank of 38,524 but by 2010, it had slipped to 39,419, marking a change of -2.32%. Despite this drop in ranking, the actual count of individuals with the surname Teare increased by 3.33%, from 540 in 2000 to 558 in 2010. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of -5.0% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#38,524	#39,419	-2.32%
Count	540	558	3.33%
Proportion per 100k	0.2	0.19	-5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teare

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Teare also saw some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. The majority of individuals with the surname identified as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 96.67% in 2000 to 93.91% in 2010. There were no individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, there was an increase in those identifying as Two or more races, Hispanic, and Black. Notably, the percentage of individuals identifying as Black saw the most significant rise, increasing from 0.93% to 2.33%, a change of 150.54%. Similarly, the Hispanic representation almost doubled from 0.93% to 1.79%. Lastly, those identifying as Two or more races increased from 1.11% to 1.43% over the ten-year period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.67%	93.91%	-2.86%
Black	0.93%	2.33%	150.54%
Hispanic	0.93%	1.79%	92.47%
Two or More Races	1.11%	1.43%	28.83%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%