Teal Surname

36,801st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Teal Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the teal,' a small duck; Middle English tele; compare Duck, Drake. The names of John and Thomas Telcock, Oxfordshire, occur in the Hundred Rolls (1373); probably a masculine form, equivalent to Drake.

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Teal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,5011:31,5153,938
England1,2251:45,4845,730
Canada6971:52,8636,338
Australia4331:62,3467,528
New Zealand1571:28,8435,032
Papua New Guinea751:108,71614,715
Indonesia451:2,938,871165,726
Wales251:123,7819,267
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Ireland131:362,22614,761
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Liberia111:400,77620,681
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Norway91:571,36544,190
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1471:21,2513,006
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8851:26,6413,279

Teal (1,811) may also be a first name.

Teal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the teal,' a small duck; Middle English tele; compare Duck, Drake. The names of John and Thomas Telcock, Oxfordshire, occur in the Hundred Rolls (1373); probably a masculine form, equivalent to Drake.

Matilda Tele, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Martin Tele, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

John Teel, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1749. Married — Richard Teale and Mary Haselwood: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1790. — William Teal and Elizabeth Wardman: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Teutonic) a nickname from the WATER- Fowl [Middle English tele, Old English *tœle] Martin Tele.—Hand. Rolls.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Dweller at the sign of the teal (a small duck).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Teal Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Teal Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Teal (Arabic: تيال, Marathi: तेजल) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Teal.

How Common Is The Last Name Teal? popularity and diffusion

Teal is the 36,801st most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 508,516 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 73 percent of Teal are found; 73 percent are found in North America and 73 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Teal is also the 179,450th most frequently used forename internationally, held by 1,811 people.

Teal is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 11,501 people, or 1 in 31,515. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Georgia, where 7 percent reside and North Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 46 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Teal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Teal has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Teal last name increased 610 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Teal Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Teal last name are 15.93% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.7% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Teal earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 48.61% less than the national average, earning 177,838 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 54.6% less than the national average, earning R 107,880 per year; in United States they earn 7.5% less than the national average, earning $39,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.94% less than the national average, earning $48,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teale894,613/
Tejal891,543/
Teall891,039/
Theal89330/
Teahl8944/
Tehal8921/
Teyal898/
Teaol898/
Tealp894/
Teald892/
Teeal890/
Tal8620,968/
Theall801,039/
Teasel80158/
Tejial8039/
Theale8017/
Teehal808/
Theeal806/
Teasle805/
Teyale802/
Theyal801/
Thejal801/
Thieal801/
Tieyal801/
Tejhal801/
Teijal801/
Theial801/
Tealhe801/
Tealle800/
Tall75156,427/
Tale7530,058/
Tele7513,746/
Teel7511,587/
Taal758,684/
Thal753,741/
Tail753,073/
Taul752,625/
Tuel751,524/
Teil751,495/
Tiel751,397/
Teul751,211/
Tael751,181/
Toel75831/
Talp75808/
Talt75763/
Tyal75577/
Tayl75355/
Talh75340/
Tial75261/
Teol75214/
Ttal75166/
Tajl75151/
Tahl75111/
Telh7553/
Taál7545/
Tasl7523/
Teyl7518/
Tetl7513/
Htal757/
Tatl755/
Tald755/
Tejl752/
Tgel752/
Tgal752/
Taïl751/
Taîl751/
Tyel751/
Talı751/
Talì751/
Tjal751/
Dtal751/
Teasell7360/
Tehalle7311/
Thehale731/
Thajeal731/
Teassel730/
Tehault730/
Talle6714,688/
Tayel6713,940/
Tayal6713,060/
Theil676,889/
Tjale674,806/
Tatel674,652/
Telle674,166/
Tahal672,792/
Tajul672,596/
Teyul672,450/
Teele671,996/
Tasil671,996/
Tuell671,590/
Tojal671,151/
Thele671,111/
Thail671,053/
Tiyal671,053/
Thall67870/
Thaal67857/
Tağıl67810/
Taiel67663/
Taale67654/
Tajal67611/
Teule67599/
Titel67567/
Tihal67530/
Tiell67427/
Tetel67395/
Tisel67394/
Tawel67354/
Tejol67338/
Tatil67308/
Tujal67270/
Tiale67263/
Tayol67257/
Tagli67244/
Tağal67190/
Tajil67170/
Towel67161/
Tejel67159/
Tayil67150/
Tasel67150/
Thial67141/
Touel67135/
Tesil67114/
Tahıl67114/
Teggihal67113/
Tecel67113/
Thejl67111/
Taitl67106/
Tahul6796/
Teisl6795/
Theul6783/
Tajel6778/
Talhe6769/
Teijl6756/
Tesel6746/
Teilh6744/
Tetil6742/
Tiyel6737/
Tuiel6736/
Taull6735/
Tajol6735/
Tégel6735/
Teyil6735/
Tacel6734/
Thaul6733/
Toyal6733/
Teusl6732/
Tüyel6731/
Theol6730/
Teotl6729/
Tajtl6728/
Toell6728/
Taçel6727/
Tejle6726/
Teile6726/
Teill6724/
Dtiel6723/
Taial6721/
Tuial6721/
Teole6720/
Thyal6716/
Taiil6716/
Tehol6713/
Tecil6712/
Ticel6712/
Tallh6711/
Tyell6710/
Tujel679/
Tauyl679/
Tahyl679/
Tuehl678/
Teyol677/
Telhe677/
Tesle677/
Tijal676/
Taldt676/
Teyel676/
Talll675/
T'Eil675/
Tauel675/
Thalh675/
Taaal675/
Tgall674/
Toyel674/
Tacil674/
Tailp674/
Taiul673/
Taall673/
Teitl673/
Tejil673/
Tijel673/
Tyall672/
Taill672/
Tault672/
Theyl672/
Htele672/
Tyhal672/
Teell672/
Teull672/
Tallt672/
Taiyl672/
Tuyel672/
Taail672/
Thahl672/
Teool672/
Theiault671/
Thayl671/
Htiel671/
Dtyal671/
Tyiel671/
Ttaal671/
Ttale671/
Ttall671/
Ttiel671/
Teyle671/
Taell671/
Taulp671/
Teiol671/
Tatıl671/
Htoel671/
Tyalı671/
Tøgel671/
Tétel671/
Teutl671/
Teolt671/
T'Yal671/
Tajlh671/
Tausl671/
D'Tal671/
Tgeel671/
Teuel671/
Tailh671/
Tayul671/
Teehl671/
Taşil671/
Talhl671/
Talht671/
Htgal671/
Theyhall670/
Tiall670/
Teild670/
Thealdtt670/
Teihl670/
Tahhl670/
Tielh670/

Teal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teal in the Marathi language
तेजलtejala-
Teal in the Arabic language
تيالtyal-

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