Explore the Family Name Teshome

The meaning of Teshome

Ethiopian: from the personal name Teshome, which is interpreted as e.g. ‘he was chosen’. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Teshome has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Teshome was ranked 73,412th in popularity, but by 2010, it had jumped to rank 40,204. This represents a robust growth of 45.24%. During this decade, the count of people with the surname Teshome also more than doubled, expanding from 246 individuals in 2000 to 545 in 2010 - an impressive 121.54% increase. Consequently, the proportion of people named Teshome per 100k also increased by 100%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#73,412	#40,204	45.24%
Count	246	545	121.54%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.18	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teshome

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of individuals with the surname Teshome in 2010 identified as Black. The percentage of Teshome's identifying as Black has risen from 80.89% in 2000, to 95.23% in 2010, a change of 17.73%. A small percentage (1.47%) identified as White in 2010, which wasn't the case in 2000. Those identifying as having two or more races decreased significantly, from 15.04% in 2000 to just 2.20% in 2010 - a drop of 85.37%. There were no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	80.89%	95.23%	17.73%
Two or More Races	15.04%	2.2%	-85.37%
White	0%	1.47%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%