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    The surname Theus

    A surname, carried by 1,669 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex T200

    Theus: #17,026 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Theus #17,026, 1,669 people Theus: #17,026 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Theus #17,026, 1,669 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Theus is more common than 89.5% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,669 people named Theus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 184,988 Americans. That is up 6.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,564.

    #17,026
    rank among US surnames
    1,669
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.7%
    change since 2000 (was #16,802)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,026Kassa1,669184,988
    #17,033Burdge1,668185,099

    Who is named Theus

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

    67% of people named Theus identified as Black (not Hispanic), 27% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as two or more races.

    • Black (not Hispanic) 67%
    • White (not Hispanic) 27%
    • Two or more races 2.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Theuss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Reggie Theus
      American basketball player and coach, born 1957

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Theus

    Theus has the Soundex code T200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T200.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Theus?
    1,669 people in the United States had the surname Theus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 184,988 Americans. It ranked 17,026th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Theus?
    In the 2010 Census, 67% of people named Theus identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 27% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Theus?
    Reggie Theus, American basketball player and coach.
    Where is the surname Theus most common?
    Wikidata records people named Theus in the United States.
    Is the surname Theus getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,564 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,669 in 2010, up 6.7%.