How common is the surname Teasley?

4,400 people in the United States had the surname Teasley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,169 Americans. It ranked 7,554th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Teasley?

Nikki Teasley, American basketball player (born 1979).

Where is the surname Teasley most common?

Wikidata records people named Teasley in the United States.

Is the surname Teasley getting more or less common?

More common. 4,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,400 in 2010, up 9.1%.

The surname Teasley

A surname, carried by 4,400 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T240

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Teasley is more common than 95.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,400 people named Teasley in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 70,169 Americans. That is up 9.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,032.

#7,554

rank among US surnames

4,400

people in 2010

1.5

per 100,000 Americans

+9.1%

change since 2000 (was #7,604)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#7,550	Landes	4,404	70,106
#7,552	Kroeger	4,402	70,138
#7,553	Tai	4,401	70,153
#7,554	Teasley	4,400	70,169
#7,558	Toma	4,399	70,185

Who is named Teasley

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

49% of people named Teasley identified as white (not Hispanic), 46% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 49%
Black (not Hispanic) 46%
Two or more races 3.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Teasleys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nikki Teasley
American basketball player (born 1979)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Teasley

Tekle

Teasley has the Soundex code T240, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T240.

Questions

How common is the surname Teasley?: 4,400 people in the United States had the surname Teasley in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 70,169 Americans. It ranked 7,554th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Teasley?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Teasley identified as white (not Hispanic), and 46% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Teasley?: Nikki Teasley, American basketball player (born 1979).
Where is the surname Teasley most common?: Wikidata records people named Teasley in the United States.
Is the surname Teasley getting more or less common?: More common. 4,032 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,400 in 2010, up 9.1%.