Explore the Family Name Tews

The meaning of Tews

North German: from a short form of the personal name Matthäus (see Matthew). Compare Tewes.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Tews was slightly on the decline between 2000 and 2010. Its rank dropped by approximately 5.84%, moving from 16602 in 2000 to 17572 in 2010. Despite this, the count of individuals with this surname marginally increased by 0.57% from 1591 to 1600 during the same period. However, its proportion per 100,000 people decreased by about 8.47%, indicating that relative to the total population, fewer people held the name over this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,602	#17,572	-5.84%
Count	1,591	1,600	0.57%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.54	-8.47%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tews

Examining the ethnicity associated with the surname Tews from the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts between 2000 and 2010. The largest group remained those with a white ethnic identity, which made up 95.63% of individuals with the surname in 2010, a slight decrease from 97.11% in 2000. Those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a significant 203.23% increase, albeit from a small base of 0.31% in 2000 to 0.94% in 2010. Individuals with two or more races also increased by 15.97% during the same period. The Hispanic representation among individuals with the surname Tews also saw a notable growth of 92.05%. The Black population, however, saw a decrease of 24% between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of American Indian and Alaskan Native remained constant at 0.00 both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.11%	95.63%	-1.52%
Hispanic	0.88%	1.69%	92.05%
Two or More Races	1.19%	1.38%	15.97%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0.94%	203.23%
Black	0.5%	0.38%	-24%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%