Teller Surname
Approximately 9,179 people bear this surname
Teller Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the teller,' i.e. the weaver. Old French telier, a linen-weaver.
Lithulph le Teler, 1257: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
Henry le Telere, temp. 1310. Writs of Parliament.
Johannes Teller, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Read More About This SurnameTeller Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,765 | 1:76,067 | 8,702 |
| Germany | 1,701 | 1:47,328 | 6,200 |
| Israel | 683 | 1:12,529 | 1,912 |
| Hungary | 239 | 1:41,072 | 4,392 |
| Belgium | 200 | 1:57,483 | 9,311 |
| Spain | 156 | 1:299,693 | 18,077 |
| Poland | 114 | 1:333,410 | 38,248 |
| Brazil | 113 | 1:1,894,463 | 60,739 |
| England | 95 | 1:586,506 | 35,379 |
| Denmark | 90 | 1:62,719 | 6,319 |
| Estonia | 88 | 1:15,020 | 2,406 |
| Canada | 86 | 1:428,437 | 37,472 |
| Honduras | 70 | 1:125,949 | 1,847 |
| Austria | 64 | 1:133,054 | 18,198 |
| Russia | 57 | 1:2,528,475 | 145,724 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 1:324,753 | 37,631 |
| France | 51 | 1:1,302,406 | 132,002 |
| Argentina | 51 | 1:838,106 | 54,910 |
| Nigeria | 50 | 1:3,542,855 | 104,248 |
| Australia | 47 | 1:574,377 | 41,856 |
| Colombia | 41 | 1:1,165,221 | 9,805 |
| Nicaragua | 41 | 1:146,856 | 2,200 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| Czechia | 24 | 1:443,061 | 48,767 |
| Indonesia | 21 | 1:6,297,581 | 275,398 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Ukraine | 16 | 1:2,845,168 | 170,459 |
| Turkey | 13 | 1:5,986,263 | 116,031 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Barbados | 10 | 1:28,745 | 1,389 |
| Venezuela | 10 | 1:3,020,408 | 31,795 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Greenland | 7 | 1:8,054 | 710 |
| New Zealand | 7 | 1:646,903 | 40,014 |
| Mexico | 7 | 1:17,732,315 | 50,495 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Panama | 4 | 1:978,064 | 12,245 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 46 | 1:529,899 | 28,330 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,059 | 1:47,421 | 5,430 |
The alternate forms: Tellér (165) are calculated separately.
Teller (222) may also be a first name.
Teller Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the teller,' i.e. the weaver. Old French telier, a linen-weaver.
Lithulph le Teler, 1257: Hodgson's History of Northumberland.
Henry le Telere, temp. 1310. Writs of Parliament.
Johannes Teller, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Syroon Telar, 1379: ibid.
John le Teler. Rotuli Litterarum Clausarum in Turri Londinesi.
Robert le Teler. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.
1610. William Teler and Mary Holborne: Marriage Lic.(Westminster).
(A. - French - Latin) Cloth - Maker, Weaver [Old French tellier, telier (mod. French toilier), a weaver; from teile, Latin tela, cloth] Johannes Teller.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
Encore aujourd’hui l’on donne, en patois picard, le nom de telliers aux fabricants de toiles.— Moisy, Noms de Fam. Norm., p. 426.
(from an ancestor's occupation) Teller is the dish which identified the barber-surgeon in eastern Europe (like the striped pole in front of the present-day barber shop). This name was taken by a barber- surgeon.
Teller: a tentmaker. Old English for a tent was teld.
Teller Demographics
Teller Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Teller Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Teller Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Teller (Russian: Теллер) is found most in The United States. It can also be found as: Tellér. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Teller? popularity and diffusion
The surname Teller is the 55,347th most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 793,937 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Teller are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Teller is also the 605,116th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 222 people.
The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4,765 people, or 1 in 76,067. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 15 percent reside, California, where 10 percent reside and Arizona, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 19 percent reside and Israel, where 7 percent reside.
Teller Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Teller has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Teller surname rose 450 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 207 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Teller Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.
In The United States Teller are 6.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.89% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Teller earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 61.13% more than the national average, earning 557,626 kr per year; in Colombia they earn 33.66% more than the national average, earning $30,345,000 COP per year; in United States they earn 3.4% more than the national average, earning $44,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $69,662 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Teller Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Teller in the Russian language | ||
| Теллер | teller | - |
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