Tieman last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Tieman

An occupational surname referring to a tile maker or roofer.

Tieman, 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 Tieman surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tieman in America

Tieman is the 16427th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tieman surname appeared 1,751 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 Tieman.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tieman 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 16427 15071 8.61%
Count 1,751 1,796 -2.54%
Proportion per 100k 0.59 0.67 -12.70%

The history of the last name Tieman

The surname TIEMAN is of Dutch origin, originating in the Netherlands during the medieval period. It is believed to have derived from the Middle Dutch words "tie" meaning "ten" and "man," referring to a tax or levy collector who collected tithes or dues from ten households or farms.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the TIEMAN name can be found in the Dordrecht archives from the year 1412, where a Claes Tieman is mentioned as a resident of the city. This provides evidence that the name was already in use in the early 15th century in the region of Holland.

In the 16th century, the name appears in various records across the Netherlands, such as the 1581 census of Leiden, which lists a Jan Tieman among the city's residents. The name's spelling variations during this period included Tyman, Tyeman, and Tieleman.

The TIEMAN surname is also linked to several place names in the Netherlands, such as Tiemansweert, a village in the province of Limburg. This connection suggests that some bearers of the name may have derived their surname from the place where they resided or originated.

Notable individuals with the TIEMAN surname throughout history include:

  1. Pieter Tieman (1625-1688), a Dutch painter known for his still-life works and landscapes.
  2. Johannes Tieman (1738-1810), a Dutch theologian and author who served as a minister in Groningen.
  3. Adriaan Tieman (1819-1892), a Dutch politician and jurist who served as a member of the Dutch Senate.
  4. Willem Tieman (1875-1945), a Dutch architect and urban planner responsible for the design of several notable buildings in Amsterdam.
  5. Gerrit Tieman (1906-1985), a Dutch Olympic athlete who competed in the long jump and triple jump events at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam.

While the TIEMAN name has its roots in the Netherlands, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration, particularly to North America and other regions with significant Dutch populations.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tieman

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

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 Tieman was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 95.37% 1,670
Non-Hispanic Black Only 0.46% 8
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only 0.97% 17
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.51% 9
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 1.26% 22
Hispanic Origin 1.43% 25

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 Tieman has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 95.37% 96.38% -1.05%
Black 0.46% (S)% (S)%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.97% 0.72% 29.59%
American Indian and Alaskan Native 0.51% (S)% (S)%
Two or More Races 1.26% 0.84% 40.00%
Hispanic 1.43% 1.50% -4.78%

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

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