Explore the Family Name Tetley
The meaning of Tetley
English (Yorkshire): 1. habitational name from Tetlow in Manchester. The placename derives from the Old English male personal name Tetta or female Tette + Old English hlāw ‘mound, hill’. 2. occasionally a habitational name from Tetley in Crowle (Lincolnshire). The placename derives from the Old English male personal name Tetta or female Tette + Old English lēah ‘wood, woodland clearing’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.
How common is the last name Tetley in the United States?
Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tetley has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. Ranked as the 44,430th most popular name in 2000, it fell to the 50,106th position in 2010, with a decrease of approximately 13%. The number of individuals carrying this surname also declined from a count of 456 in 2000 to 418 in 2010, a drop of around 8%.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | #44,430 | #50,106 | -12.78% |
| Count | 456 | 418 | -8.33% |
| Proportion per 100k | 0.17 | 0.14 | -17.65% |
Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tetley
Turning to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of people with the Tetley surname identify as White, with a small increase from 95.18% in 2000 to 95.69% in 2010. Individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander made up 2.19% of Tetleys in 2000, a figure which slightly dropped to 2.15% by 2010. Notably, there was an emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic within this surname group from 2000 to 2010. There were no recorded changes in those identifying as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native.
| 2000 | 2010 | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| White | 95.18% | 95.69% | 0.54% |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 2.19% | 2.15% | -1.83% |
| Hispanic | 0% | 1.91% | 0% |
| Two or More Races | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Black | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| American Indian and Alaskan Native | 0% | 0% | 0% |