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

Teaster, 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 Teaster surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Teaster in America

Teaster is the 36379th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Teaster surname appeared 615 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 Teaster.

We can also compare 2010 data for Teaster 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 Teaster

The surname Teaster is of English origin, originating from the region of Derbyshire in the East Midlands of England during the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English word "teaster," which means "dyer" or "one who dyes cloth." The name likely referred to someone who worked as a dyer or had some association with the dyeing trade.

One of the earliest recorded references to the name Teaster can be found in the Nottinghamshire County Records from 1327, where a John Teaster is mentioned as a dyer residing in the town of Newark-on-Trent. The name also appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Derbyshire from 1380, which lists a William Teaster as a taxpayer in the village of Brampton.

In the 16th century, the name Teaster was found in various spellings, such as Teaster, Tester, and Teyster, reflecting the variations in pronunciation and spelling common during that time. One notable individual with this surname was Robert Teaster, a merchant and alderman in the city of Bristol, who lived from 1525 to 1592.

As the name spread across England, it became associated with certain place names, such as Teaster's Green in Staffordshire and Teaster's Farm in Warwickshire. These place names likely derived from families with the surname Teaster who lived or owned land in those areas.

Other notable individuals with the surname Teaster include:

1. John Teaster (c. 1610-1678), a prominent landowner and magistrate in the county of Wiltshire.
2. Elizabeth Teaster (1654-1721), a Quaker writer and activist from Cheshire.
3. Thomas Teaster (1723-1802), a military officer who served in the British Army during the American Revolutionary War.
4. William Teaster (1785-1860), an English clergyman and author from Gloucestershire.
5. Mary Teaster (1820-1897), a pioneering educator and founder of a school for girls in Yorkshire.

The surname Teaster, with its origins in the dyeing trade and its historical ties to various regions of England, has left a lasting legacy in the country's records and place names.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Teaster

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

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

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