Explore the Family Name Teters

The meaning of Teters

Altered form of Teter, a surname of German origin, with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Teters has seen a decline in popularity in the United States from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 36,045 and by 2010, it had dropped to 39,486, demonstrating a 9.55% decrease. The count of individuals with this surname also decreased over this same period, falling from 588 to 557, a drop of 5.27%. The proportion of the population with the Teters surname per 100,000 people also fell by 13.64%, going from 0.22 in 2000 to 0.19 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#36,045	#39,486	-9.55%
Count	588	557	-5.27%
Proportion per 100k	0.22	0.19	-13.64%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Teters

The ethnicity distribution of the Teters surname, according to the Decennial U.S. Census, has also experienced some changes between 2000 and 2010. The majority of those carrying the Teters surname identify as White, although the percentage dropped slightly from 92.35% in 2000 to 90.66% in 2010. However, there were increases in the percentages of those identifying as having two or more races and those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native. The former saw a significant increase of 163.73% moving from 1.02% to 2.69%, while the latter increased by 37.06%, from 1.70% to 2.33%. The percentage of those identifying as Hispanic remained fairly stable at 3.57% in 2000 and 3.59% in 2010. The census data showed no individuals with the Teters surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.35%	90.66%	-1.83%
Hispanic	3.57%	3.59%	0.56%
Two or More Races	1.02%	2.69%	163.73%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.7%	2.33%	37.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%