How common is the surname Tewksbury?

1,224 people in the United States had the surname Tewksbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,243 Americans. It ranked 21,382nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Tewksbury?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Tewksbury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Tewksbury?

Walter Tewksbury, athletics competitor (1876-1968).

Where is the surname Tewksbury most common?

Wikidata records people named Tewksbury in the United States.

Is the surname Tewksbury getting more or less common?

More common. 1,212 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,224 in 2010, up 1.0%.

The surname Tewksbury

A place surname, carried by 1,224 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex T216

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tewksbury is more common than 86.8% of them.

Origin

From Tewkesbury in England.

Tewksbury is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,224 people named Tewksbury in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,243 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,212.

#21,382

rank among US surnames

1,224

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1%

change since 2000 (was #20,382)

Who is named Tewksbury

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

94% of people named Tewksbury identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tewksburys

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Walter Tewksbury
Athletics competitor (1876-1968)

Questions

Where does the surname Tewksbury come from?: From Tewkesbury in England.
How common is the surname Tewksbury?: 1,224 people in the United States had the surname Tewksbury in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,243 Americans. It ranked 21,382nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tewksbury?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Tewksbury identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Tewksbury?: Walter Tewksbury, athletics competitor (1876-1968).
Where is the surname Tewksbury most common?: Wikidata records people named Tewksbury in the United States.
What type of surname is Tewksbury?: Tewksbury is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Tewksbury getting more or less common?: More common. 1,212 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,224 in 2010, up 1.0%.