Explore the Family Name Tewell

The meaning of Tewell

Probably an Americanized form of North German Düwel, a nickname from Middle Low German duvel ‘devil’ (see Teufel).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Tewell has seen a slight decrease between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Tewell was ranked as the 21,651st most popular surname in the United States, dropping to 22,530th by 2010, a decrease of 4.06%. However, the actual count of individuals with this surname increased slightly from 1,122 in 2000 to 1,141 in 2010, an increase of 1.69%. The proportion of people bearing the Tewell name per 100,000 also saw a slight decrease from 0.42 in 2000 to 0.39 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#21,651	#22,530	-4.06%
Count	1,122	1,141	1.69%
Proportion per 100k	0.42	0.39	-7.14%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tewell

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Tewell also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The largest group remains those identifying as White, though it decreased slightly from 94.74% in 2000 to 91.24% in 2010. The proportion of those identifying as Hispanic saw significant growth, increasing by 90.13% during this period. Additionally, the percentage of individuals identifying as being of two or more races markedly grew from 0.53% in 2000 to 1.93% in 2010, an increase of over 264%. There was also an increase in those identifying as Black, rising from 1.87% in 2000 to 2.37% in 2010. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander also saw an increase, while those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native remained relatively consistent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	94.74%	91.24%	-3.69%
Hispanic	1.52%	2.89%	90.13%
Black	1.87%	2.37%	26.74%
Two or More Races	0.53%	1.93%	264.15%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.53%	0.79%	49.06%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.8%	0.79%	-1.25%