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

Teutsch, 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 Teutsch surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Teutsch in America

Teutsch is the 37125th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Teutsch surname appeared 601 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 Teutsch.

We can also compare 2010 data for Teutsch 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 Teutsch

The surname TEUTSCH has its origins in the German language and can be traced back to the regions of modern-day Germany and Austria. It is believed to have derived from the Middle High German word "diutsch," which means "German" or "the German language."

In the early medieval period, the term "diutsch" was used to distinguish the Germanic tribes from other ethnic groups, particularly those of Slavic or Romance origins. As such, the surname TEUTSCH likely emerged as a descriptive name for individuals who were considered ethnic Germans or spoke the German language.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname TEUTSCH can be found in the Codex Traditionum Wizenburgensium, a 12th-century manuscript from the Wissembourg Abbey in Alsace, France. This document mentions a certain "Dietericus dictus Teutsch" (Dietrich called Teutsch) in relation to a land transaction.

During the 13th and 14th centuries, the surname TEUTSCH appeared in various records across German-speaking regions, such as the Hausbücher (house books) of cities like Nuremberg and Augsburg. These records often listed individuals by their surnames, occupations, and places of origin.

In the late 15th century, a notable figure named Peter TEUTSCH (c. 1460-1522) served as the Bishop of Spiș (Mühlbach) in Transylvania, which was then part of the Kingdom of Hungary. He played a significant role in the religious and cultural life of the Transylvanian Saxon community.

Another prominent individual with the surname TEUTSCH was Andreas TEUTSCH (1569-1634), a German Lutheran theologian and reformer who served as the superintendent of the Consistory of Braunschweig-Lüneburg.

In the 18th century, Johann Michael TEUTSCH (1707-1767) was a German painter and engraver from Nuremberg, known for his religious and allegorical works.

The surname TEUTSCH can also be found in historical place names, such as Teutschenthal (German for "German valley") in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, which was first mentioned in a document from 1292.

Throughout the centuries, the surname TEUTSCH has undergone various spelling variations, including Teutsch, Teutsche, Teutscher, and Teutschmann, reflecting regional linguistic differences and scribal practices of the time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Teutsch

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

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

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