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

Teasdale, 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 Teasdale surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Teasdale in America

Teasdale is the 19997th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Teasdale surname appeared 1,339 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 Teasdale.

We can also compare 2010 data for Teasdale 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 Teasdale

The surname Teasdale is of English origin, deriving from the Old English words "tese" meaning "teasel" and "dæl" meaning "valley" or "dale". The name likely originated in the county of Yorkshire, where the teasel plant, used in the textile industry for raising the nap on cloth, was commonly cultivated in the valleys and dales of the region.

Teasdale is an example of a locational surname, indicating that the earliest bearers of the name hailed from a specific place called Teasdale, thought to be a now-lost location in Yorkshire. The earliest recorded spelling of the name dates back to the 13th century, appearing as "de Tesedale" in the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379.

One of the earliest known bearers of the Teasdale name was John de Tessedale, who was mentioned in the records of the manor of Wakefield in Yorkshire in 1316. The name also appears in the Domesday Book of 1086, although the spellings vary, including "Teseldale" and "Tesildal".

Notable individuals with the surname Teasdale include Sara Teasdale (1884-1933), an American lyric poet known for her works such as "Love Songs" and "Flame and Shadow". Another notable bearer of the name was Henry Teasdale (1892-1940), an English professional footballer who played for various clubs in the early 20th century.

In the 16th century, the Teasdale family held land and property in the village of Gildersome, near Leeds, Yorkshire. Records show that a John Teasdale was listed as a landowner in Gildersome in 1535.

The name Teasdale has also been found in various forms throughout history, including Teasedall, Teisdale, and Teasdill. One notable example is Thomas Teasdill (1735-1806), an English clergyman and author who served as the Rector of Treborough in Buckinghamshire.

While the Teasdale surname is relatively uncommon, it has been borne by several notable individuals throughout history, primarily concentrated in the northern counties of England, where it originated as a locational name derived from the Old English words for "teasel" and "valley".

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Teasdale

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

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 Teasdale 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 Teasdale 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 Teasdale was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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