Tees Surname

293,188th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Estonia

Tees Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Tees,' from residence beside the river of that name. With Tees and Teesdale, compare Tweed and Tweedale. With the form Teas, compare Teasdale. This surname with its variants has spread extensively in the United States.

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Tees Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4241:854,85665,098
Canada3041:121,20312,728
England1551:359,47125,733
Scotland1191:44,9904,039
Estonia651:20,3353,530
Netherlands631:268,05033,531
Nicaragua421:143,3592,172
Australia251:1,079,82861,253
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Peru81:3,973,01532,693
India71:109,580,769786,157
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Dominica11:75,891912
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England961:253,91018,354
Scotland591:63,4443,911
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1351:371,99028,019

Tees (136) may also be a first name.

Tees Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the Tees,' from residence beside the river of that name. With Tees and Teesdale, compare Tweed and Tweedale. With the form Teas, compare Teasdale. This surname with its variants has spread extensively in the United States. Teaz is very American, v. Surtees.

1608. Valentine Penson and Anne Tees, widow: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(Celtic) Dweller by the R. Tees, formerly Teis, Teys [There is little doubt that this is a bi-elemental name, that the first element corresponds to the scot. river-name Tay (occurring in the I2th cent. as Tey), representing the Gaelic tdmh = Irish támh (aspirated form of Old Irish tám), pron. practically like the cogn. Welsh taw, quiet, sluggish, placid; and that the remnant (-s) of the second element represents the Old Celtic word for water seen in Mod. Gaelic and Irish uisge (Old Irish u(i)sce) = Welsh wysg] Where Teis first from my bounds rich Dunelme [Durham] doth divide.—Drayton, Polyolbion, xxviii. 314.

Cp. Surtees.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

The name, Teece, originates from the English River Tees in Northern England, with the name given to those who lived in the area near the river flowing from the Northern Pennines.

This name spread throughout the world due to emigration through the British Empire, and the later through the rest of the world.

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Tees Last Name Facts

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

The surname Tees occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Tees? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 293,188th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,592,898 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 61 percent of Tees live; 56 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 794,286th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 136 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 424 people, or 1 in 854,856. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 20 percent reside, New Jersey, where 15 percent reside and Texas, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 23 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Tees Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Tees has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 314 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 202 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 85 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Tees Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Tees last name is predominantly Presbyterian (62%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Tees surname are 22.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.93% registered with the political party.

The amount Tees earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 25.81% less than the national average, earning $16,842,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 8.27% more than the national average, earning $46,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.47% more than the national average, earning $52,400 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Teets893,860/
Thees891,669/
Teese89707/
Teyes89451/
Tejes8981/
Teesh8937/
Teest899/
Teeas896/
Teues893/
Teies893/
Teeds892/
Ttees891/
Teeys891/
Teess891/
Htees891/
Tee8663,002/
Tes8614,945/
Tejesh8085/
Tehesh8081/
Teesch8039/
Theese8035/
Tegges8022/
Theesh8014/
Teesse808/
Theess807/
Theesz805/
Theehs804/
Tawees804/
Teeias803/
Theyes803/
Teeths802/
Teeyes802/
Teiese801/
Thehes801/
Theies801/
Teetse801/
Teesrh801/
Teeast800/
Teer753,652/
Teed753,224/
Tesh751,690/
Tess751,509/
Thee751,399/
Tese751,260/
Test75962/
Teas75950/
Teis75850/
Toes75791/
Teus75770/
Teys75670/
Ties75585/
Teez75521/
Taes75517/
Thes75426/
Teet75398/
Tyes75352/
Tets75150/
Tejs75137/
Tece75115/
Te'e7581/
Tesz7579/
Tehs7548/
Teep7532/
Htee7515/
Teec7512/
Teds759/
Teea757/
Teae756/
Ttee755/
Tesr755/
Tues753/
Tešs753/
Tesd753/
Htes752/
Texs752/
Teej751/
te S751/
Teey751/
Thawees736/
Teehuus731/
Tuheese731/
Teheshe731/
Te6753,305/
Theis6728,820/
Thies6719,899/
Tesch6714,833/
Theys676,324/
Theus675,364/
Tejas674,048/
Tesse672,097/
Tajes671,977/
Teece671,726/
Tejos671,603/
Teche671,309/
Tease671,236/
Thess671,129/
Tojes671,068/
Teetz67895/
Teats67785/
Tayes67750/
Tawes67664/
Teshe67578/
Teise67522/
Theas67375/
Tedds67368/
These67337/
Towes67274/
Teshh67184/
Toyes67183/
Teiss67142/
Tiess67115/
Tezce67101/
Tties6794/
Tesht6788/
Teice6780/
Thesz6779/
Tehas6771/
Teusz6770/
Teush6754/
Tyess6742/
Teass6741/
Teyez6739/
Tetse6738/
Teysh6735/
Theeß6727/
Teyts6725/
Teyas6725/
Teace6723/
Tetts6723/
Teješ6722/
Tuyes6721/
Teits6719/
Teije6719/
Teïss6717/
Hteej6716/
Tieas6715/
Taesh6715/
Teihs6714/
Tehge6713/
Testt6712/
Teist6712/
Tesst6711/
Teyis679/
Tieys679/
Teehe678/
Teish677/
Toesh677/
Tesze677/
Teias677/
Teuss676/
Tejesová676/
Tejesova675/
Theea675/
Tiyes674/
Toues674/
Teasc674/
Taies674/
Teyss673/
Thesh673/
Teisz673/
Tehed672/
Tesce672/
Tetst672/
Taues672/
Teeht672/
Tiehs672/
Teius672/
Tetsh672/
Teyse672/
Tesss672/
Hteet672/
Htesh671/
Toies671/
Toezs671/
Tooee671/
Teech671/
Teiis671/
Teuts671/
Testh671/
Teuis671/
Tuoee671/
Teeee671/
Tehez671/
Tejez671/
Tejss671/
Teijs671/
Teerh671/
Te'et671/
Tijes671/
Thece671/
Te'er671/
Tyesj671/
Ttest671/
Teths671/
Teujs671/
Tehzs671/
Tedst671/
Teetp671/
Toess670/
Teedt670/
Teett670/
Tuess670/
Gytes670/
Tuies670/

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