How common is the surname Teigen?

1,028 people in the United States had the surname Teigen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. It ranked 24,370th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Teigen?

Chrissy Teigen, American model.

Where is the surname Teigen most common?

Wikidata records people named Teigen in the United States.

Is the surname Teigen getting more or less common?

More common. 987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,028 in 2010, up 4.2%.

The surname Teigen

A Norwegian surname, carried by 1,028 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Teigen is more common than 85% of them.

Origin

Norwegian origin

Borrowed from Norwegian Teigen.

One of 31 Norwegian surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,028 people named Teigen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. That is up 4.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 987.

#24,370

rank among US surnames

1,028

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+4.2%

change since 2000 (was #23,884)

Who is named Teigen

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

95% of people named Teigen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as two or more races and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Teigens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chrissy Teigen
American model, born 1985

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Teigen

Theisen

Teigen has the Soundex code T250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T250.

Other Norwegian surnames

All 31 Norwegian surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Teigen come from?: Borrowed from Norwegian Teigen.
How common is the surname Teigen?: 1,028 people in the United States had the surname Teigen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 300,336 Americans. It ranked 24,370th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Teigen?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Teigen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Teigen?: Chrissy Teigen, American model.
Where is the surname Teigen most common?: Wikidata records people named Teigen in the United States.
Is the surname Teigen getting more or less common?: More common. 987 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,028 in 2010, up 4.2%.