Explore the Family Name Teles

The meaning of Teles

Portuguese and Spanish: variant of Telles and Tellez.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname "Teles" has become significantly more common in the United States over the last decade. In 2000, Teles was ranked as the 70,052nd most popular surname, but by 2010 it had jumped to 44,034th place – an increase of 37.14%. The actual count of people with this surname also rose dramatically from 261 in 2000 to 489 in 2010, marking a substantial change of 87.36%. The proportion of individuals with the Teles surname per 100,000 population increased by 70% during the same period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,052	#44,034	37.14%
Count	261	489	87.36%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.17	70%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teles

The ethnicity distribution of the Teles surname in the U.S. census data also saw significant changes between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White dropped by approximately 21%, from 66.28% to 52.56%. At the same time, there was a noticeable surge within the Hispanic community, rising from 24.14% to 42.54%. Interestingly, there were no recorded individuals with the Teles surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year. However, by 2010, a small percentage (2.45%) of those with the Teles surname identified themselves as Black. The group identifying as Two or More Races showed a sharp decrease, going from 9.20% in 2000 to just 1.64% in 2010, a drop of 82.17%. This information is based on the Decennial U.S. Census data.

	2000	2010	Change
White	66.28%	52.56%	-20.7%
Hispanic	24.14%	42.54%	76.22%
Black	0%	2.45%	0%
Two or More Races	9.2%	1.64%	-82.17%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%