Explore the Family Name Tsegaye

The meaning of Tsegaye

Ethiopian: from the personal name Tsegaye, which is interpreted as ‘my grace’ in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Tsegaye has seen a significant increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked 81,414th in terms of popularity, but by 2010, it had risen to be the 45,026th most popular surname – a change of 44.7%. The count of individuals with this surname also more than doubled during this period, rising from 216 to 476, an increase of 120.37%. The proportion per 100,000 people also doubled, going from 0.08 to 0.16.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#81,414	#45,026	44.7%
Count	216	476	120.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.16	100%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Tsegaye

Regarding the ethnicity associated with the surname Tsegaye, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with this surname identify as Black. This percentage increased from 85.19% in 2000 to 95.80% in 2010. People identifying as two or more races made up 11.11% of those with the surname in 2000, but this number drastically dropped to 1.47% by 2010. A small percentage started identifying as White in 2010, which was not the case in 2000. The percentages of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, and American Indian/Alaskan Native remained at zero during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	85.19%	95.8%	12.45%
Two or More Races	11.11%	1.47%	-86.77%
White	0%	1.26%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	2.31%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%