Explore the Family Name Tekin

The meaning of Tekin

Turkish: ornamental name or nickname from tekin ‘lucky’, regionally or archaically also e.g. ‘single, without a mate’ and ‘well-behaved’. The surname may have also attributed the ornamental meaning ‘prince’, from tekin, an old Turkish title for the youngest son (of the sultan) who inherited father’s immovable property.

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

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tekin has seen substantial growth in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 89,549th place in 2000 to 64,200th place in 2010, revealing a significant increase of 28.31%. The count of people carrying this surname also rose from 192 to 310 during this period, marking a striking 61.46% increment. In terms of proportion per 100,000 people, there was an increase from 0.07 to 0.11, indicating a growth of 57.14%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#89,549	#64,200	28.31%
Count	192	310	61.46%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.11	57.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tekin

When considering the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tekin, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals with this surname identifying as White increased slightly from 86.98% to 90.65%, a change of 4.22%. Meanwhile, those identifying with two or more races decreased from 11.98% to 4.52%, a decline of 62.27%. The Census began reporting individuals with Tekin surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander in 2010 at 3.23%. However, there were no individuals with this surname identifying as Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either 2000 or 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.98%	90.65%	4.22%
Two or More Races	11.98%	4.52%	-62.27%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	3.23%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%