Explore the Family Name Teeling

The meaning of Teeling

1. English and Irish: most probably a habitational name from a lost or unidentified place somewhere in south Wales or southern England. This name was established in County Meath, Ireland, soon after the Anglo-Norman invasion of the 12th century. 2. Dutch: patronymic from Teele (compare Telling) or from Dutch teeling, taling ‘teal’. 3. Probably an altered form of German Tiling, a patronymic from Thiel.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Teeling has seen some significant fluctuations between 2000 and 2010. In this period, it dropped from rank 45,149 to 64,559, a decrease of about 43%. The count of individuals bearing the surname also decreased by 31.1%, going down from 447 to 308. This resulted in a drop in proportion per 100k from 0.17 to 0.1, marking a decline of 41.18%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#45,149	#64,559	-42.99%
Count	447	308	-31.1%
Proportion per 100k	0.17	0.1	-41.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teeling

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census suggests the majority of individuals with the surname Teeling are predominantly of White ethnicity, though there has been a slight decrease of 1.34% from 96.42% in 2000 to 95.13% in 2010. Those identifying as Hispanic saw an increase from 1.79% to 2.60%, growing by 45.25%. There was also a rise in those reporting two or more ethnicities, increasing by 44.59% from 1.57% to 2.27%. No individuals with the Teeling surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.42%	95.13%	-1.34%
Hispanic	1.79%	2.6%	45.25%
Two or More Races	1.57%	2.27%	44.59%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%