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

Tietz, 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 Tietz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Tietz in America

Tietz is the 12869th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tietz surname appeared 2,392 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 Tietz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Tietz 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 Tietz

The surname Tietz has its origins in Germany, where it first emerged in the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. The name is believed to be derived from the Old German word "tidi," which means "time" or "period," and it may have been initially used as a nickname for someone who was particularly punctual or had a strong sense of timing.

The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in various German regional records and chronicles from the 14th and 15th centuries, with variations in spelling such as Titz, Tytz, and Tytze. One notable early bearer of the name was Johannes Titz, a merchant and alderman in the city of Nuremberg, who lived in the late 15th century.

In the 16th and 17th centuries, the Tietz surname began to spread across various regions of Germany, with members of the family often associated with trades or professions that required a keen sense of timing, such as clockmakers, musicians, or astronomers. One prominent figure from this era was Johann Tietz, a renowned astronomer and mathematician who lived in the late 16th century and made significant contributions to the field of celestial navigation.

As the name continued to evolve and spread, it also became linked to certain place names, such as the town of Tietz in modern-day Poland, which was once part of the Prussian Empire. This connection suggests that some bearers of the surname may have originated from or lived in this region.

Among the notable individuals with the Tietz surname throughout history are:

1. Wilhelm Tietz (1816-1892), a German entrepreneur and founder of the Tietz department store chain, which later became part of the Kaufhof group.
2. Kurt Tietz (1882-1964), a German-American architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in New York City.
3. Joachim Tietz (1537-1614), a German composer and organist who served as the Kapellmeister at the court of the Dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
4. Heinrich Tietz (1875-1945), a German actor and film director who worked in the early days of German cinema.
5. Gerhard Tietz (1907-1995), a German-born American artist and painter known for his abstract expressionist works.

While the Tietz surname has its roots in Germany and the surrounding regions, it has since spread to various parts of the world through migration and diaspora, with bearers of the name contributing to diverse fields and professions over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Tietz

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

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

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