Explore the Family Name Tieman

The meaning of Tieman

1. Dutch: variant of Tijdeman, a cognate of German Tiedemann. 2. Americanized form of German Tiemann. 3. English (Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire): variant of Tyman, a name of unexplained etymology which may possibly be from Middle English tei(e) ‘enclosure, enclosed field’ + man ‘man’, denoting the holder of some kind of responsible position. This form of the surname is rare in Britain and Ireland.

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

The surname Tieman, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a decrease in popularity over a decade. In 2000 it was ranked 15,071, however, by 2010, it fell to rank 16,427, marking a 9% drop. The count of people with this surname also decreased slightly from 1,796 in 2000 to 1,751 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion per 100,000 people dropped 11.94%, from 0.67 to 0.59.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#15,071	#16,427	-9%
Count	1,796	1,751	-2.51%
Proportion per 100k	0.67	0.59	-11.94%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tieman

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some interesting shifts from 2000 to 2010 for the surname Tieman. While the predominant ethnic identity remained White (95.37%), there was a minor decrease of 1.05% compared to the 2000 census which recorded 96.38%. Ethnicities that saw an increase included Asian/Pacific Islander (from 0.72% to 0.97%) and individuals identifying with two or more races (from 0.84% to 1.26%). Hispanic representation dropped slightly from 1.5% to 1.43%. Notably, Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native identities, which were not present in the 2000 data, emerged in the 2010 census at 0.46% and 0.51% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.38%	95.37%	-1.05%
Hispanic	1.5%	1.43%	-4.67%
Two or More Races	0.84%	1.26%	50%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.72%	0.97%	34.72%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.51%	0%
Black	0%	0.46%	0%