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

Theetge, 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 Theetge surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Theetge in America

Theetge is the 101247th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Theetge surname appeared 178 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 Theetge.

We can also compare 2010 data for Theetge 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 Theetge

The surname THEETGE is believed to have originated in the Netherlands during the 17th century. It is likely derived from the Dutch word "teetge," which was a diminutive form of the name Tettje or Tette. These names were themselves derived from the Germanic root "thett," meaning "people" or "nation."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the THEETGE surname can be found in the Dutch municipal records of Amsterdam, where a certain Pieter Theetge is listed as a resident in 1632. The name also appears in the baptismal records of the Reformed Church of Leiden, where a child named Johannes Theetge was christened in 1654.

By the late 17th century, the THEETGE surname had spread to other parts of the Netherlands, as well as to the Dutch colonies in the East Indies (present-day Indonesia). In 1684, a man named Dirk Theetge is recorded as having served as a merchant and ship's captain for the Dutch East India Company in Batavia (modern-day Jakarta).

As the THEETGE family continued to expand and migrate, their name underwent various spelling variations. Some of these include Theitge, Thetge, and Teetje. One notable bearer of the name was Hendrik Theetge (1722-1801), a wealthy merchant and landowner from the Dutch town of Breda.

During the 19th century, members of the THEETGE family began to migrate to other parts of the world, including the United States and South Africa. One such individual was Johannes Theetge (1832-1912), who was born in Rotterdam but later settled in Cape Town, where he worked as a teacher and translator.

Other notable individuals with the THEETGE surname include:

1. Adriaan Theetge (1776-1846), a Dutch painter and engraver known for his landscape works.
2. Pieter Theetge (1854-1926), a Dutch-born South African journalist and activist who campaigned for Afrikaner rights.
3. Anna Theetge (1892-1978), a Dutch-American author and poet who wrote extensively about her experiences as an immigrant in New York City.
4. Dirk Theetge (1915-2001), a Dutch-born South African engineer and inventor who patented several innovations in the field of mining technology.
5. Marieke Theetge (born 1982), a contemporary Dutch novelist and screenwriter whose works often explore themes of identity and cultural heritage.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Theetge

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

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

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