How common is the surname Tjaden?

1,146 people in the United States had the surname Tjaden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Tjaden?

Janis Paige, American actress (1922–2024).

Where is the surname Tjaden most common?

Wikidata records people named Tjaden in the United States.

Is the surname Tjaden getting more or less common?

More common. 1,099 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, up 4.3%.

The surname Tjaden

A German surname, carried by 1,146 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex T235

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Tjaden is more common than 86.2% of them.

Origin

German origin

Borrowed from German Tjaden.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,146 people named Tjaden in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. That is up 4.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,099.

#22,450

rank among US surnames

1,146

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+4.3%

change since 2000 (was #21,998)

Who is named Tjaden

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

96% of people named Tjaden identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.8% as two or more races and 1.3% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Tjadens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Janis Paige
American actress (1922–2024)

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Tjaden come from?: Borrowed from German Tjaden.
How common is the surname Tjaden?: 1,146 people in the United States had the surname Tjaden in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 269,411 Americans. It ranked 22,450th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Tjaden?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Tjaden identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Tjaden?: Janis Paige, American actress (1922–2024).
Where is the surname Tjaden most common?: Wikidata records people named Tjaden in the United States.
Is the surname Tjaden getting more or less common?: More common. 1,099 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,146 in 2010, up 4.3%.