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    The surname Teems

    A surname, carried by 1,149 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex T520

    Teems: #22,404 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Teems #22,404, 1,149 people Teems: #22,404 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Teems #22,404, 1,149 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Teems is more common than 86.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,149 people named Teems in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 268,708 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,124.

    #22,404
    rank among US surnames
    1,149
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.2%
    change since 2000 (was #21,620)

    Who is named Teems

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

    91% of people named Teems identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 91%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
    • Two or more races 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Teems?
    1,149 people in the United States had the surname Teems in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 268,708 Americans. It ranked 22,404th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Teems?
    In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Teems identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Teems getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,124 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,149 in 2010, up 2.2%.