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

Termin, 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 Termin surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Termin in America

Termin is the 109258th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Termin surname appeared 162 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 Termin.

We can also compare 2010 data for Termin 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 Termin

The surname Termin originated in the late 13th century in the region of Bohemia, which is now part of the Czech Republic. It is derived from the Old Czech word "termín," meaning a time or a term. This suggests that the name may have been initially given as an occupational surname to someone who worked as a timekeeper or scheduler.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Termin can be found in a 1379 census record from the town of Kutná Hora, which references a "Jan Termin." The name also appears in several legal documents and property records from the 15th and 16th centuries in the cities of Prague and Brno.

During the 16th century, a variant spelling of the name, "Termyn," was used by a family of minor nobility in the town of Plzeň. This branch of the family included Václav Termyn (1523-1598), who served as a magistrate and town councilor.

In the 17th century, the name Termin was found among the Moravian Brethren, a Protestant group that faced persecution during the Counter-Reformation. One notable figure was Jan Termin (1622-1689), a Moravian preacher and teacher who fled to Poland after the Battle of White Mountain in 1620.

The 18th century saw the name spread to other parts of Europe, including Germany and Austria. One example is Johann Termin (1743-1815), a German composer and organist who was born in Silesia and worked in various churches across Central Europe.

As the name Termin spread across Europe, it also found its way to other parts of the world through immigration. One such example is Mikhail Termin (1858-1928), a Russian-born merchant and entrepreneur who immigrated to the United States in the late 19th century and established a successful import-export business in New York City.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Termin

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

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

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