Explore the Family Name Teigland

The meaning of Teigland

Norwegian: habitational name from any of several farmsteads in Hordaland, named in Old Norse as either Telgland or Teigland. In each case, the second element is land ‘piece of land, farmstead’; the first elements are respectively telg ‘bracken, fern’ and teigr ‘strip of land’. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Hjordis.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Teigland has seen a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 65,133th most common surname in the country with 285 individuals bearing this name. By 2010, the rank had improved to the 59,603rd position, marking an increase of 8.49%. The count of individuals with the surname Teigland also increased by 18.95% during this period, reaching a total of 339 people, while the proportion per 100k remained constant at 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#65,133	#59,603	8.49%
Count	285	339	18.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.11	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teigland

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Teigland, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, primarily lies within the White demographic, which decreased slightly from 96.84% in 2000 to 92.92% in 2010. However, over this decade, the surname began appearing among those identifying with two or more races and American Indian and Alaskan Native heritage, at rates of 3.54% and 2.65% respectively. There were no instances of this surname within the Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and Black demographics in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.84%	92.92%	-4.05%
Two or More Races	0%	3.54%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	2.65%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%