Explore the Family Name Tellman

The meaning of Tellman

Americanized form of German Tellmann: variant of Tell 3 or of Tillmann (see Tilleman).

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tellman has experienced a slight decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 62,396th most popular surname, but by 2010 it had fallen to the 65,424th spot, denoting a decrease of 4.85%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname only increased insignificantly from 300 to 303 during this period, showing a minimal growth rate of 1.0%. The proportion per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.11 to 0.1, indicating a drop of 9.09%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#62,396	#65,424	-4.85%
Count	300	303	1%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.1	-9.09%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tellman

When examining the ethnic identity associated with the surname Tellman according to the Decennial U.S. Census, there have been some shifts from 2000 to 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identify as White, a percentage that has marginally increased from 90.33% to 90.76%. There were no recorded individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or of two or more races in either year. A small segment identifies as Black, but this group significantly decreased by 47.20%, falling from 5.00% to 2.64%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic was not recorded in 2000 but appeared at 1.65% in 2010. Interestingly, the portion of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native saw a substantial increase of 97.60%, going from 1.67% to 3.30% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.33%	90.76%	0.48%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.67%	3.3%	97.6%
Black	5%	2.64%	-47.2%
Hispanic	0%	1.65%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%