Explore the Family Name Teehee

The meaning of Teehee

Native American (Cherokee): from an American English spelling of a shortened Cherokee personal name (originally a war name) composed with the suffix -dihi ‘killer’, such as Sutalidihi (see Sixkiller).

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

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Teehee has seen substantial growth over a decade. In 2000, this name held rank 64,385 and increased to rank 55,619 by 2010, reflecting a positive change of 13.61%. The count of people carrying this surname also increased from 289 in 2000 to 369 in 2010, demonstrating an impressive growth rate of 27.68%. Furthermore, the proportion per 100k people with the Teehee surname rose by 18.18%, moving from 0.11 to 0.13 within the same span of years.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,385	#55,619	13.61%
Count	289	369	27.68%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.13	18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teehee

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Teehee, it's clear that there have been some fluctuations over time, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. American Indian and Alaskan Native representation significantly dominates, increasing from 62.98% in 2000 to 67.21% by 2010. White representation saw a moderate increase of 4.05%, moving from 24.22% in 2000 to 25.20% in 2010. Interestingly, individuals identifying with two or more races decreased by half, from 12.46% in 2000 to 6.23% in 2010. There were no reported instances of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and Black communities during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
American Indian and Alaskan Native	62.98%	67.21%	6.72%
White	24.22%	25.2%	4.05%
Two or More Races	12.46%	6.23%	-50%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%