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

Thiede, 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 Thiede surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Thiede in America

Thiede is the 16228th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Thiede surname appeared 1,779 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Thiede.

We can also compare 2010 data for Thiede 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 Thiede

The surname Thiede originates from Germany and dates back to the medieval period. It is derived from the Old German word "thiod," which means "people" or "nation." The name was likely first used as a descriptive surname to identify someone from a particular village or region.

The earliest known record of the surname Thiede appears in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the German state of Saxony, dating back to the 12th century. In these records, the name is spelled as "Thidde" and "Thide."

During the 13th century, the name Thiede was associated with the town of Thiede in Lower Saxony, Germany. This town's name is believed to have originated from the Old German word "thiod," which further reinforces the surname's connection to the concept of "people" or "nation."

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the surname Thiede was Johann Thiede, a German theologian and philosopher who lived from 1510 to 1574. He was a prominent figure in the Protestant Reformation and served as a professor at the University of Rostock.

Another notable individual with the surname Thiede was Johann Gottfried Thiede, a German composer and organist born in 1697. He was known for his contributions to church music and served as the organist at the Liebfrauenkirche in Halle, Germany.

In the late 18th century, Johann Christian Thiede, born in 1762, was a German theologian and philosopher. He was a proponent of the Enlightenment movement and wrote extensively on the relationship between religion and reason.

The surname Thiede also appears in historical records from other parts of Europe, such as the Netherlands. In the 16th century, a Dutch merchant named Cornelis Thiede was involved in the spice trade and played a role in the establishment of the Dutch East India Company.

Another notable individual with the surname Thiede was Friedrich Wilhelm Thiede, a German painter born in 1816. He was known for his landscape paintings and was a member of the Düsseldorf School of Painting.

While the surname Thiede has its roots in Germany, it has spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Thiede

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

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

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