Find out how popular the last name Tanghe is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Tanghe.

Tanghe, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Tanghe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tanghe in America

Tanghe is the 105600th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tanghe surname appeared 169 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Tanghe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tanghe to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Tanghe

The surname "TANGHE" originated in the Flanders region of Belgium, which encompasses parts of the modern-day provinces of East Flanders, West Flanders, and Zeelandic Flanders. The name's roots date back to the Middle Ages, likely emerging in the 11th or 12th century.

One theory suggests that "TANGHE" derives from the Old Dutch word "tange," meaning "tongue" or "strip of land." This could indicate that the name originally referred to someone who lived on a narrow stretch of land or a peninsula. Another possibility is that it stems from the Old Dutch word "tang," meaning "tongs" or "pincer-like tool," which may have been an occupational name for a blacksmith or metalworker.

The earliest documented reference to the "TANGHE" surname appears in a 13th-century manuscript from the Flanders region, where it was spelled "Tanghe." This spelling variation persisted for several centuries before gradually evolving into the modern form we recognize today.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the "TANGHE" surname was Jan Tanghe, a merchant from the city of Bruges, who lived in the late 14th century. Another notable figure was Willem Tanghe, a renowned artist and painter from Ghent, whose works were celebrated in the early 16th century (circa 1500-1560).

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name "TANGHE" became more widespread throughout the Low Countries, including the present-day Netherlands. In the late 17th century, a family bearing this surname settled in the Dutch Cape Colony (modern-day South Africa), where they established a prosperous farming community.

In the 19th century, several individuals with the "TANGHE" surname achieved recognition. One such person was Auguste Tanghe (1823-1889), a Belgian writer and journalist who authored numerous works on literature and history. Another notable figure was Eugène Tanghe (1857-1923), a Belgian painter known for his landscapes and seascapes.

Finally, in the 20th century, Fernand Tanghe (1912-2008) was a prominent Belgian architect who designed several landmark buildings, including the Kortrijk Expo exhibition center and the Kortrijk Central Library.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tanghe

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Tanghe.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Tanghe was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Tanghe has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Tanghe was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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