Explore the Family Name Teegarden

The meaning of Teegarden

Americanized form of German Theegarten: topographic name from Low German te garden ‘at the garden or enclosed plot’. Compare Teagarden, Teegardin, and Tegarden.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Teegarden has seen a slight increase from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 13,985th most common surname, but by 2010, it had risen to 13,670th place, marking a 2.25% change. The actual count of people with this surname also rose during this period, with an increase of approximately 11.87%. The proportion of this surname per 100,000 people saw a minor growth from 0.73 in 2000 to 0.75 in 2010, indicating a change of 2.74%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,985	#13,670	2.25%
Count	1,980	2,215	11.87%
Proportion per 100k	0.73	0.75	2.74%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teegarden

The ethnic identity associated with the Teegarden surname has also seen some shifts between the years 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. A significant rise was observed in those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic, with changes of 47.54% and 74.53% respectively. This indicated that more individuals of these ethnicities adopted or were given the Teegarden surname. However, there was a slight decrease of 0.84% in those who identify as White. Meanwhile, the percentages of those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained steady at 0%. There was a marginal reduction of 13.70% in those identifying with two or more races.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.16%	95.35%	-0.84%
Hispanic	1.06%	1.85%	74.53%
Two or More Races	1.46%	1.26%	-13.7%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.61%	0.9%	47.54%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%