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

Thieme, 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 Thieme surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Thieme in America

Thieme is the 15651st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Thieme surname appeared 1,866 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 Thieme.

We can also compare 2010 data for Thieme 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 Thieme

The surname THIEME is of German origin, originating in the medieval era. It is derived from the Germanic personal name Thiedmar, which means "people's renowned one" and comes from the elements "thiud" meaning "people" and "mari" meaning "famous".

The name THIEME is believed to have first appeared in the northern German regions, particularly in the areas around present-day Lower Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt. Early recorded variations of the spelling include Thiemen, Thieme, Thymen, and Thyman.

One of the earliest known references to the name THIEME can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Saxoniae, a collection of historical documents from the 12th century, where a certain Thiedmarus de Lipsia (Thiedmar of Leipzig) is mentioned in 1181.

Another notable early bearer of the name was Dietrich IV Thieme, a German nobleman and member of the Wettin dynasty, who lived from around 1260 to 1307. He served as the Lord of Brehna and held significant influence in the region.

In the 14th century, a man named Johann Thieme was recorded as being the mayor of the town of Nordhausen in Thuringia, Germany, indicating the presence of the name in that area during that time period.

During the Renaissance era, a scholar and humanist named Clemens Thieme (1492-1542) gained recognition for his work in translating ancient Greek texts into Latin. He was born in Zwickau, Saxony, and taught at various universities across Germany.

Another notable figure with the surname THIEME was Johann Gottfried Thieme (1701-1768), a German jurist and legal scholar who authored several influential works on Roman law and legal theory in the 18th century.

Throughout history, the name THIEME has also been associated with various place names in Germany, such as Thiemendorf, a village in Saxony-Anhalt, and Thiemitzschau, a town in Saxony, suggesting possible connections between the surname and these locations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Thieme

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

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

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