How common is the surname Teller?

3,814 people in the United States had the surname Teller in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,951 Americans. It ranked 8,623rd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Teller?

In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Teller identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Who is the most famous person named Teller?

Miles Teller, American actor, followed by Teller.

Where is the surname Teller most common?

Wikidata records people named Teller in the United States.

Is the surname Teller getting more or less common?

More common. 3,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,814 in 2010, up 11%.

The surname Teller

A surname, carried by 3,814 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T460

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Teller is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,814 people named Teller in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,951 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,429.

#8,623

rank among US surnames

3,814

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+11.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,798)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,617	Marrone	3,818	80,866
#8,622	Hänsel	3,815	80,929
#8,623	Teller	3,814	80,951
#8,626	Towner	3,813	80,972
#8,629	Zalewski	3,812	80,993
#8,631	Krishnan	3,810	81,036

Who is named Teller

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

76% of people named Teller identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as American Indian and Alaska Native and 4.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
American Indian and Alaska Native 15%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tellers

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Miles Teller
American actor, born 1987
Teller
American magician, born 1948
Henry M. Teller
American politician (1830-1914)
Wyatt Teller
American professional football player, born 1994

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Teller

Teller has the Soundex code T460, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T460.

Questions

How common is the surname Teller?: 3,814 people in the United States had the surname Teller in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,951 Americans. It ranked 8,623rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Teller?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Teller identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as American Indian and Alaska Native.
Who is the most famous person named Teller?: Miles Teller, American actor, followed by Teller.
Where is the surname Teller most common?: Wikidata records people named Teller in the United States.
Is the surname Teller getting more or less common?: More common. 3,429 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,814 in 2010, up 11%.