Explore the Family Name Teigen

The meaning of Teigen

Norwegian: habitational name from any of numerous farmsteads all over Norway, named with the definite singular of teig, from Old Norse teigr ‘strip of land’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Helmer, Obert, Selmer.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Teigen saw a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 23,884th most common surname, but by 2010 it had slipped to 24,370th, a change of -2.03%. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly, from 987 in 2000 to 1,028 in 2010, representing a 4.15% growth. The proportion per 100,000 people dipped slightly from 0.37 to 0.35, a decrease of -5.41%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#23,884	#24,370	-2.03%
Count	987	1,028	4.15%
Proportion per 100k	0.37	0.35	-5.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teigen

In terms of ethnicity, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data, there were notable changes in the ethnic identities associated with the Teigen surname from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled from 0.51% to 1.26%, an impressive growth of 147.06%. Similarly, those claiming two or more races also saw significant growth, increasing from 0.51% to 2.04%, an increase of 300.00%. Meanwhile, the proportion of white individuals with this last name decreased modestly from 97.26% to 94.75%. Hispanic representation also saw a decrease, going from 1.22% to 0.88%, a drop of 27.87%. There were no changes for the Black community or the American Indian and Alaskan Native group.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.26%	94.75%	-2.58%
Two or More Races	0.51%	2.04%	300%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.51%	1.26%	147.06%
Hispanic	1.22%	0.88%	-27.87%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0%	0%