Teese Surname

473,663rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 707 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Teese 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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Teese Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2881:93,73510,700
United States2151:1,685,856112,021
England1221:456,70530,074
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Wales101:309,45316,869
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
China21:683,660,78330,601
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Teese (27) may also be a first name.

Teese 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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Teese Last Name Facts

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

Teese (Arabic: تيسي) has its highest incidence in Australia. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Teese? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 473,663rd most frequently occurring last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,307,703 people. The surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 41 percent of Teese are found; 41 percent are found in Australasia and 41 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly used given name worldwide, borne by 27 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 93,735. In Australia Teese is most common in: Victoria, where 52 percent reside, Queensland, where 30 percent reside and New South Wales, where 17 percent reside. Excluding Australia this last name occurs in 23 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent reside and England, where 17 percent reside.

Teese Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Teese has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 199 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 871 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Teese Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Teese last name is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Teese last name are 39.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 86.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

Teese earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.77% more than the national average, earning $51,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theese9135/
Teesse918/
Teesee915/
Teiese911/
Teetse911/
Teeser911/
Teeset911/
Teesed911/
Teesey910/
Tees891,303/
Tese891,260/
Teeseer833/
Teesier831/
Tuheese831/
Teheshe831/
Theeser830/
Teets803,860/
Tesse802,097/
Teece801,726/
Thees801,669/
Tease801,236/
Tesei801,224/
Teise80522/
Teege80427/
These80337/
Teges80148/
Teesa80115/
Teser80106/
Tejee8050/
Toese8038/
Tetse8038/
Tesey8037/
Teesh8037/
Tiese8023/
Tesea8023/
Tehse8017/
Teseh8015/
Texse8015/
Teest809/
Teses808/
Teset807/
Tezes806/
Tuese806/
Tyese805/
Taese805/
Tezee804/
Tegee803/
Tecee802/
Teeds802/
Teesy802/
Tesee802/
Teces802/
Teyse802/
Ttees801/
Teeys801/
Teess801/
Htees801/
Teseu801/
Taweeset777/
Taweesee773/
Tes7514,945/
Tegest738,855/
Tesser732,914/
Teyise732,099/
Tiesse731,759/
Teisei73942/
Thesee73483/
Toyese73284/
Tayese73245/
Theise73244/
Tiyese73184/
Thiese73166/
Theyse73155/
Teasey73139/
Tehesh7381/
Teiser7375/
Toeshe7372/
Tessey7371/
Thesse7353/
Teaser7352/
Teeger7350/
Tesseu7350/
Thoese7349/
Taiese7342/
Teesch7339/
Teuser7336/
Tyoese7325/
Tauese7321/
Teysse7321/
Teegee7319/
Thease7319/
Theege7319/
Tessei7317/
Teetsi7316/
Teesha7315/
Theesh7314/
Teches7313/
Tesses7313/
Teecey7312/
Tesseh7312/
Theuse7311/
Tawese7310/
Teages7310/
Teseer739/
Thesie738/
Teyase738/
Theess737/
Teisse736/
Tiesee736/
Tetsee736/
Toesie736/
Theesz735/
Teezer734/
Theehs734/
Tiease734/
Teezee734/
Tieseh734/
Tejeea733/
Thaese733/
Tyeshe733/
Theece732/
Teheje732/
Teesay732/
Toesse732/
Teeths732/
Toeseh732/
Teczee732/
Thexse732/
Teiseh732/
Teusse732/
Teuise732/
Teeasi732/
Teasse732/
Tyiese731/
Teagee731/
Teesaa731/
Thehes731/
Tezzes731/
Teshee731/
Tessea731/
Theshe731/
Tiesze731/
Teiges731/
Hteser731/
Teegeh731/
Teisee731/
Tesiee731/
Teseih731/
Teseis731/
Teutse731/
Tetseh731/
Teuesi731/
Teîsse731/
Teyser731/
Tehege731/
Tejesa731/
Tehsse731/
Taeshe731/
Teazee731/
Teasez731/
Tecies731/
Theÿse731/
Tiesce731/
Tuesea731/
Tedsse731/
Teejee731/
Thesea731/
Tajese731/
Taesie731/
Taesse731/
Teytse731/
Theges731/
Tesett730/
Theeze730/
Teaces730/
Teeget730/
Taweesedt715/
Thaweesee715/
Taweesest712/
Thaweesei711/
Theehouse710/
Teiescher710/
Teje6715,956/
Tesi674,982/
Tose674,487/
Tase673,241/
Tesa673,021/
Tesh671,690/
Tess671,509/
Tise671,133/
Tege671,073/
Test67962/
Teas67950/
Teis67850/
Teus67770/
Thiesse67739/
Teys67670/
Teze67665/
Ties67585/
Teez67521/
Thes67426/
Tyse67231/
Thesier67223/
Theetge67219/
Tets67150/
Tejs67137/
Tece67115/
Tesz6779/
Theiser6778/
Theisse6764/
Teijsse6756/
Tehs6748/
Texe6742/
Tawesse6740/
Theyise6729/
Tayeshe6724/
Tesy6722/
Teisset6721/
Teiseth6721/
Theiges6721/
Tesè6719/
Tiesseu6719/
Teasett6718/
Teaches6717/
Thesche6716/
Theijse6715/
Tejessy6714/
Teheche6711/
Teds679/
Teecher678/
Teusser677/
Theasse675/
Teysser674/
Teeshii674/
Taweesheep674/
Theyase673/
Tesheep673/
Thiesze673/
Tešs673/
Tesd673/
Teisges673/
Htes672/
Texs672/
Tayesse672/
Toyeshe672/
Tasheee672/
Thessie672/
Tiessie672/
Teysset672/
Taesche671/
Techjee671/
Teechea671/
Teechey671/
Tejesha671/
Tejesih671/
Tesseer671/
Tessett671/
Theiseu671/
Thetsey671/
Toeseah671/
Taouese671/
Teseest671/
Tejuose671/
Teisser671/
Teussea671/
Teusseu671/
Teyssey671/
Tesé671/
Tagiese671/
Toessie671/
Techehe671/
Thiesce671/
Thessey671/
Tiesche671/
Tiessse671/
Tuhiese671/
Teyseer671/
Teyeche671/
Tayeser671/
Tjse671/
Thaweesest671/
Theises671/
Tesseha671/
Taweesi671/
Tawesee671/
Tejasee671/
Tejaser671/
Teedget670/
Theetje670/
Teassey670/
Tieasey670/
Thesett670/

Teese Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Teese in the Arabic language
تيسيtysy-

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