Explore the Family Name Tietjen

The meaning of Tietjen

North German, East Frisian, and North Frisian: patronymic from the personal name Tietje. This surname is very rare in North Frisia. Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Dietrich, Egon, Erwin, Johannes, Siegfried.

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

The surname Tietjen saw a slight decrease in popularity according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, dropping by 4.12% in rank between 2000 and 2010. The surname ranked 16,502nd in 2000 and fell to 17,182nd in 2010. Despite this decrease in rank, the number of people with the Tietjen surname actually increased over this period, from 1,603 to 1,648, marking a growth of 2.81%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a decrease of 5.08%, from 0.59 in 2000 to 0.56 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,502	#17,182	-4.12%
Count	1,603	1,648	2.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.59	0.56	-5.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tietjen

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some shifts between 2000 and 2010. The White population with the Tietjen surname decreased slightly, from 96.26% to 94.78%. There was a notable increase in the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic, rising by 47.51% from 1.81% in 2000 to 2.67% in 2010. Those identifying as Two or More Races also saw an increase, from 0.94% to 1.15%. However, the Asian/Pacific Islander group saw a slight decline, decreasing by 1.79% from 0.56% to 0.55%. New groups appeared in 2010, with Black and American Indian and Alaskan Native each accounting for 0.55% and 0.30% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.26%	94.78%	-1.54%
Hispanic	1.81%	2.67%	47.51%
Two or More Races	0.94%	1.15%	22.34%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.56%	0.55%	-1.79%
Black	0%	0.55%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.3%	0%