How common is the surname Telles?

5,230 people in the United States had the surname Telles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,034 Americans. It ranked 6,493rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Telles?

Alex Telles, Brazilian association football player, followed by Sylvia Telles.

Where is the surname Telles most common?

Wikidata records people named Telles in Brazil.

Is the surname Telles getting more or less common?

More common. 4,523 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,230 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Telles

A surname, carried by 5,230 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex T420

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Telles is more common than 96% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,230 people named Telles in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 59,034 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,523.

#6,493

rank among US surnames

5,230

people in 2010

1.8

per 100,000 Americans

+15.6%

change since 2000 (was #6,850)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,488	Gervais	5,233	59,000
#6,489	Radcliff	5,232	59,011
#6,490	Steger	5,231	59,022
#6,493	Telles	5,230	59,034
#6,494	Shattuck	5,228	59,056

Who is named Telles

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

75% of people named Telles identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 21% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 75%
White (not Hispanic) 21%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Telless

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Alex Telles
Brazilian association football player, born 1992
Sylvia Telles
Brazilian singer (1934–1966)
Maria Bethânia
Brazilian singer, born 1946

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Telles

Telles has the Soundex code T420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T420.

Questions

How common is the surname Telles?: 5,230 people in the United States had the surname Telles in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 59,034 Americans. It ranked 6,493rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Telles?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Telles identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 21% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Telles?: Alex Telles, Brazilian association football player, followed by Sylvia Telles.
Where is the surname Telles most common?: Wikidata records people named Telles in Brazil.
Is the surname Telles getting more or less common?: More common. 4,523 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,230 in 2010, up 16%.