How common is the surname Tadesse?

1,465 people in the United States had the surname Tadesse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,748 Americans. It ranked 18,734th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Tadesse?

Tadesse is /tɑˈdɛsə/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Tadesse getting more or less common?

More common. 740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,465 in 2010, up 98%.

Is Tadesse also a first name?

Yes. Tadesse is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Tadesse

An Amharic surname, carried by 1,465 people in the United States.

Pronounced /tɑˈdɛsə/ 2 syllables Soundex T320

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tadesse is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

Amharic origin

Borrowed from the Amharic personal name ታደሠ (tadäśä).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,465 people named Tadesse in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 210,748 Americans. That is up 98% since 2000, when the Census counted 740.

#18,734

rank among US surnames

1,465

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+98%

change since 2000 (was #29,932)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,729	Woodmansee	1,466	210,604
#18,734	Danks	1,465	210,748

Who is named Tadesse

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

96% of people named Tadesse identified as Black (not Hispanic), 1.6% as two or more races and 1.1% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.6%
White (not Hispanic) 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Hispanic, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Questions

Where does the surname Tadesse come from?: Borrowed from the Amharic personal name ታደሠ (tadäśä).
How common is the surname Tadesse?: 1,465 people in the United States had the surname Tadesse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,748 Americans. It ranked 18,734th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tadesse?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Tadesse identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as two or more races.
How do you pronounce Tadesse?: Tadesse is /tɑˈdɛsə/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Tadesse getting more or less common?: More common. 740 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,465 in 2010, up 98%.
Is Tadesse also a first name?: Yes. Tadesse is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.