How common is the surname Thielen?

2,867 people in the United States had the surname Thielen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,689 Americans. It ranked 11,078th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Thielen?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Thielen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Thielen?

Adam Thielen, American football player (born 1990).

Where is the surname Thielen most common?

Wikidata records people named Thielen in the United States.

Is the surname Thielen getting more or less common?

More common. 2,671 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,867 in 2010, up 7.3%.

The surname Thielen

A surname, carried by 2,867 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T450

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Thielen is more common than 93.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,867 people named Thielen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 107,689 Americans. That is up 7.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,671.

#11,078

rank among US surnames

2,867

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+7.3%

change since 2000 (was #10,933)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,069	Eanes	2,870	107,577
#11,073	Kappel	2,869	107,614
#11,076	Kiely	2,868	107,652
#11,078	Thielen	2,867	107,689
#11,079	Leber	2,865	107,765
#11,081	Emmanuel	2,864	107,802
#11,086	Mauck	2,863	107,840

Who is named Thielen

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

95% of people named Thielen identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.0%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Thielens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adam Thielen
American football player (born 1990)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Thielen

Thelen

Thielen has the Soundex code T450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code T450.

Questions

How common is the surname Thielen?: 2,867 people in the United States had the surname Thielen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 107,689 Americans. It ranked 11,078th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Thielen?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Thielen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Thielen?: Adam Thielen, American football player (born 1990).
Where is the surname Thielen most common?: Wikidata records people named Thielen in the United States.
Is the surname Thielen getting more or less common?: More common. 2,671 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,867 in 2010, up 7.3%.