How common is the surname Teague?

24,514 people in the United States had the surname Teague in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,595 Americans. It ranked 1,456th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Teague?

Owen Teague, American actor, followed by Jeff Teague.

Where is the surname Teague most common?

Wikidata records people named Teague in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Teague getting more or less common?

More common. 23,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,514 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Teague also a first name?

Yes. Teague 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 Teague

An Irish surname, carried by 24,514 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T200

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Teague is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

From the Irish first name Tadhg. Cognate with English taig (“A Catholic”). Compare Mick and Paddy.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,514 people named Teague in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,595 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,731.

#1,456

rank among US surnames

24,514

people in 2010

8.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,371)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,447	Groves	24,629	12,536
#1,448	Uribe	24,612	12,545
#1,449	Hoskins	24,581	12,560
#1,450	Bowden	24,560	12,571
#1,451	Tatum	24,558	12,572
#1,452	Schafer	24,543	12,580
#1,454	Bustamante	24,536	12,583

Who is named Teague

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

80% of people named Teague identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Teagues

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Owen Teague
American actor, born 1998
Jeff Teague
American basketball player (born 1988)
Lewis Teague
American film director and film editor, born 1938
Marquis Teague
American basketball player (born 1993)
Marshall R. Teague
American actor, born 1953
Harry Teague
American politician, born 1949
Violet Teague
Australian artist (1872-1951)
Ryan Teague
Australian association football player, born 2002

Notable Teagues come mostly from the United States (6) and Australia (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Teague

Tague

Teague has the Soundex code T200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T200.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Teague come from?: From the Irish first name Tadhg. Cognate with English taig (“A Catholic”). Compare Mick and Paddy.
How common is the surname Teague?: 24,514 people in the United States had the surname Teague in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,595 Americans. It ranked 1,456th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Teague?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Teague identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Teague?: Owen Teague, American actor, followed by Jeff Teague.
Where is the surname Teague most common?: Wikidata records people named Teague in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Teague getting more or less common?: More common. 23,731 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,514 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Teague also a first name?: Yes. Teague 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.