Explore the Family Name Teddy

The meaning of Teddy

English: unexplained.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

The surname Teddy has shown growth in popularity over the decade from 2000 to 2010, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, Teddy ranked 58,999 in popularity and increased to a rank of 54,530 by 2010, reflecting an improvement of 7.57%. The number of individuals with this surname also grew within this period, from 321 in 2000 to 378 in 2010, signifying a significant increase of 17.76%. Proportionally per 100,000 people, the count of individuals named Teddy grew by 8.33%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#58,999	#54,530	7.57%
Count	321	378	17.76%
Proportion per 100k	0.12	0.13	8.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teddy

In terms of ethnic identity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that there were notable shifts in the distribution of the Teddy surname among different groups between 2000 and 2010. While the majority of individuals with the Teddy surname identified as White in both years, the percentage dropped from 87.85% in 2000 to 80.95% in 2010. The Asian/Pacific Islander group showed a significant increase in the proportion of individuals named Teddy, growing from 5.30% in 2000 to 8.73% in 2010. There was also a noteworthy emergence of the Teddy surname within the Black community, going from no recorded instances in 2000 to 5.56% in 2010. The Hispanic representation also saw an uptick from 2.80% to 3.44%. However, the proportion of American Indian and Alaskan Natives with the surname Teddy declined to zero in 2010 from 1.87% in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.85%	80.95%	-7.85%
Asian/Pacific Islander	5.3%	8.73%	64.72%
Black	0%	5.56%	0%
Hispanic	2.8%	3.44%	22.86%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.87%	0%	0%