Explore the Family Name Teklu

The meaning of Teklu

Ethiopian and Eritrean: from the personal name Teklu, which is interpreted as ‘his plant’ in the Ge’ez, Amharic or related languages. — Note: Since Ethiopians and Eritreans do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Teklu has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Teklu was ranked as the 97,848th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had jumped to the 54,418th position, marking a change of 44.39%. The total count of individuals with this surname also increased from 172 in 2000 to 379 in 2010, an impressive growth of 120.35%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Teklu per 100K also saw a noteworthy rise of 116.67% during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#97,848	#54,418	44.39%
Count	172	379	120.35%
Proportion per 100k	0.06	0.13	116.67%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teklu

Regarding ethnicity, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that the majority of individuals with the surname Teklu identify as Black. This demographic saw an increase from 88.95% in 2000 to 94.46% in 2010, marking a change of 6.19%. Those identifying as two or more races decreased from 8.14% in 2000 to 2.11% in 2010, indicating a fall of 74.08%. There was no recorded data for Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and American Indian and Alaskan Native categories. Interestingly, there was a new emergence of people identifying as White in 2010 at 1.58%, which was not present in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	88.95%	94.46%	6.19%
Two or More Races	8.14%	2.11%	-74.08%
White	0%	1.58%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%