Explore the Family Name Tes

The meaning of Tes

Cambodian: written ទេស, corresponding to the Khmer word of Sanskrit origin, meaning ‘country, land’.

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Tes has increased in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 71,372nd most common surname, but by 2010 it had moved up to the 61,585th position. This represents a 13.71% increase in rank. Similarly, the count of people with this surname also rose from 255 to 326 individuals during the same period, marking a significant growth of 27.84%. The proportion of people named Tes per 100,000 population also saw an uptick, going from 0.09 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#71,372	#61,585	13.71%
Count	255	326	27.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tes

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows that the majority of people with the surname Tes identify as Asian/Pacific Islander. This category accounted for 81.18% in 2000 and grew slightly to encompass 84.36% in 2010. Individuals identifying as Two or more races saw a substantial decrease from 9.41% to 2.45%. The percentage of those identifying as White rose from 5.88% to 9.82%, while the Hispanic population also experienced some growth, although starting from zero in 2000 to reach 1.84% in 2010. However, the proportion of individuals with this surname who identify as Black dropped to zero from 2.35% in 2000. There was no change for those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native, remaining at zero across both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Asian/Pacific Islander	81.18%	84.36%	3.92%
White	5.88%	9.82%	67.01%
Two or More Races	9.41%	2.45%	-73.96%
Hispanic	0%	1.84%	0%
Black	2.35%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%