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

Tieben, 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 Tieben surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tieben in America

Tieben is the 132206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tieben surname appeared 128 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 Tieben.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tieben 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 Tieben

The surname Tieben has its origins in the Frisian region of the Netherlands and northern Germany, dating back to the 12th century. It is believed to derive from the Old Frisian words "thi" meaning "the" and "bene" meaning "bean" or "legume," possibly referring to an ancestor who was a farmer or cultivator of beans. Alternatively, it may also stem from a place name or a topographic feature related to beans or legumes.

Early records show variations in spellings such as Thybene, Tybene, and Tiebene, which were common during the Middle Ages due to the lack of standardized spelling conventions. One of the earliest documented instances of the name can be found in the 1389 Frisian chronicle "Codex Aysma," where a certain Sybren Tieben is mentioned.

In the 16th century, the name appeared in various historical documents and records in the Dutch provinces of Friesland and Groningen, as well as in the neighboring regions of Lower Saxony and Oldenburg in Germany. Notable bearers of the name during this period include Eelke Tieben (1530-1598), a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of Leeuwarden, and Jarich Tieben (1562-1623), a respected jurist and member of the Frisian nobility.

The surname Tieben also has a presence in the historical records of East Frisia, a region that was once part of the Holy Roman Empire and is now divided between Germany and the Netherlands. One of the earliest known references to the name in this area dates back to the 14th century, where a certain Folke Tieben is mentioned in the "Ostfriesische Urkundenbuch" (East Frisian Book of Records) from 1361.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the Tieben family spread to other parts of Europe, including the Netherlands, Germany, and even as far as Russia. A notable figure from this period was Nicolaas Tieben (1689-1754), a Dutch artist and painter who was active in Amsterdam and is remembered for his portraits and genre paintings.

Another significant bearer of the Tieben name was Johann Tieben (1755-1828), a German-born botanist and naturalist who made significant contributions to the study of plant life in the Russian Empire, where he served as the director of the Imperial Botanical Garden in St. Petersburg.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tieben

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

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

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