Explore the Family Name Tesler

The meaning of Tesler

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): occupational name from Yiddish tesler ‘carpenter’. 2. English: variant of Tessler. 3. German: variant of Teschner. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Isidor, Naum, Yosef, Zhana. Russian Arkady, Asya, Boris, Dmitri, Grigoriy, Iosif, Lev, Svetlana.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tesler has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Tesler ranked 48,665th in terms of popularity and dropped to the 52,482nd spot in 2010, marking a 7.84% decrease in rank. The count of individuals with this surname also saw a decline from 407 in 2000 to 395 in 2010, a decrease of approximately 2.95%. Consequently, there was a 13.33% reduction in the proportion of people named Tesler per 100,000 residents.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#48,665	#52,482	-7.84%
Count	407	395	-2.95%
Proportion per 100k	0.15	0.13	-13.33%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tesler

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data regarding ethnicity tied to the surname Tesler, the majority of the individuals identified as White in both 2000 and 2010, with a small increase from 96.81% to 96.96% over the decade. The representation of other ethnic identities remained relatively stable or nonexistent. For instance, there were no reported individuals with Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native identity associated with the surname during either census year. A slight increase was noted within the Hispanic community, from 1.23% in 2000 to 1.52% in 2010, and the 2010 census marked the first appearance of individuals identifying with two or more races at 1.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.81%	96.96%	0.15%
Hispanic	1.23%	1.52%	23.58%
Two or More Races	0%	1.27%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%