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

Tesh, 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 Tesh surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tesh in America

Tesh is the 32994th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tesh surname appeared 694 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 Tesh.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tesh 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 Tesh

The surname TESH is believed to have originated in England during the medieval period. It is thought to be a locational name derived from the Old English word "tēsc," meaning a clump of trees or a thicket. This suggests that the name may have referred to someone who lived near a wooded area or a small forest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name TESH can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a comprehensive survey of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror. In this document, a landowner named Tesco is mentioned, which could be an early variation of the surname TESH.

In the 13th century, records show a person named William Tesche living in Oxfordshire, England. This spelling variation further supports the theory that the name originated from the Old English word "tēsc."

During the 16th century, the name TESH appeared in various historical documents, including parish records and court rolls. One notable individual from this time period was John Tesh, who was born in 1543 in Gloucestershire, England, and served as a member of the local gentry.

In the 17th century, the name TESH spread to other parts of England, and there are records of families with this surname residing in counties such as Yorkshire and Lancashire. One prominent figure was Samuel Tesh, born in 1632 in Yorkshire, who was a successful merchant and landowner.

The 18th century saw the emergence of several notable individuals with the surname TESH. One such person was William Tesh, born in 1745 in Lancashire, who served as a captain in the British Army during the American Revolutionary War. Another notable TESH from this era was Elizabeth Tesh, born in 1768 in Yorkshire, who was a renowned author and poet.

In the 19th century, the TESH surname continued to be found throughout England, and some families began to migrate to other parts of the world, including North America and Australia. One notable figure from this period was Charles Tesh, born in 1821 in Gloucestershire, who was a renowned explorer and naturalist.

As the surname TESH has a long and well-documented history in England, it is likely that many individuals with this name can trace their ancestry back to the medieval period or even earlier, when the name first emerged from its locational origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tesh

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

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

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