How common is the surname Tefft?

2,062 people in the United States had the surname Tefft in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,731 Americans. It ranked 14,478th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Tefft?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Tefft identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Tefft?

Tefft Johnson, American actor (1883–1956).

Where is the surname Tefft most common?

Wikidata records people named Tefft in the United States.

Is the surname Tefft getting more or less common?

More common. 2,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,062 in 2010, up 0.4%.

The surname Tefft

A surname, carried by 2,062 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tefft is more common than 91.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,062 people named Tefft in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 149,731 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 2,053.

#14,478

rank among US surnames

2,062

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.4%

change since 2000 (was #13,567)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,474	O'Hanlon	2,063	149,659
#14,478	Kelson	2,062	149,731
#14,485	Garten	2,061	149,804

Who is named Tefft

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

95% of people named Tefft identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Teffts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Tefft Johnson
American actor (1883–1956)

Questions

How common is the surname Tefft?: 2,062 people in the United States had the surname Tefft in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 149,731 Americans. It ranked 14,478th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tefft?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Tefft identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Tefft?: Tefft Johnson, American actor (1883–1956).
Where is the surname Tefft most common?: Wikidata records people named Tefft in the United States.
Is the surname Tefft getting more or less common?: More common. 2,053 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,062 in 2010, up 0.4%.