Teel Surname
Approximately 11,587 people bear this surname
Teel 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.
Read More About This SurnameTeel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,044 | 1:32,820 | 4,095 |
| Philippines | 241 | 1:420,076 | 52,883 |
| Canada | 218 | 1:169,016 | 16,995 |
| Netherlands | 40 | 1:422,179 | 43,576 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,755 | 1:28,615 | 3,494 |
Teel (261) may also be a first name.
Teel 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.
(English) Dweller at the sign of the teal (a small duck).
Teel Demographics
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Teel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teel Come From? nationality or country of origin
Teel (Russian: Тээль) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Teel.
How Common Is The Last Name Teel? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 44,826th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 628,942 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Teel live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. Teel is also the 550,922nd most frequently used given name world-wide It is held by 261 people.
It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 11,044 people, or 1 in 32,820. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 16 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Oklahoma, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States this surname is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 2 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.
Teel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Teel has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 629 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Teel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Teel last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Teel surname are 14.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.88% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Teel earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 3.31% less than the national average, earning $41,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.1% less than the national average, earning $49,138 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Teel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Teel in the Russian language | ||
| Тээль | teel | - |
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Footnotes
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